Ip/obs consltj new/est sf 35 at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI

1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 21, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$51.30

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$190.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$50.40 with WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS vs $684.56 with CENTIVO - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $50.40 ↓ -2%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $50.76 ↓ -1%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $57.12 ↑ +11%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $60.00 ↑ +17%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $60.00 ↑ +17%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $60.00 ↑ +17%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $63.60 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $69.23 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $72.72 ↑ +42%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $84.95 ↑ +66%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $92.40 ↑ +80%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $97.03 ↑ +89%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $97.03 ↑ +89%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $108.00 ↑ +111%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $120.00 ↑ +134%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $120.00 ↑ +134%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $120.00 ↑ +134%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $123.60 ↑ +141%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $147.24 ↑ +187%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $154.80 ↑ +202%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $304.25 ↑ +493%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +493%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $304.25 ↑ +493%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $389.44 ↑ +659%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +920%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $684.56 ↑ +1234%

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Ip/obs consltj new/est sf 35 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $56.61 $21.99 – $83.30
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $71.40 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $36.10 $2.13 – $675.81
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $35.40 $91.47 – $236.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $22.80 $84.95 – $250.20
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $22.39 $66.63 – $160.80
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $125.40 $20.67 – $278.92
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $57.00 $75.24 – $407.41

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