Ligation of abdomen artery 37617 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

$1,169.37

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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.

$4,331.00

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.

$154.50 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,361.50 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $154.50 ↓ -87%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $154.50 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $1,171.09 ↑ +0%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,171.09 ↑ +0%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,171.09 ↑ +0%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $1,171.09 ↑ +0%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,246.72 ↑ +7%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $1,276.49 ↑ +9%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,288.20 ↑ +10%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $1,346.75 ↑ +15%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $1,405.31 ↑ +20%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,511.55 ↑ +29%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,627.82 ↑ +39%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,706.28 ↑ +46%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,756.64 ↑ +50%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,759.28 ↑ +50%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,759.28 ↑ +50%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,947.31 ↑ +67%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $2,057.88 ↑ +76%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,361.50 ↑ +102%

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Ligation of abdomen artery 37617 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,227.11 $865.10 – $3,277.12
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $822.89 $30.00 – $2,315.25
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $822.89 $772.89 – $7,156.86
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $649.65 $30.00 – $7,156.86
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,858.46 $154.50 – $2,057.88
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,299.30 $154.50 – $2,544.57
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $303.17 $772.89 – $2,315.25
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $736.27 $772.89 – $2,544.57

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