New Patient Office Visit (level 3) at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI
1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530
$60.75
Cash price 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.
$225.00
Gross charge 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.
$57.20 with MEDI-CAL vs $523.31 with KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $57.20 | ↓ -6% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | $57.20 | ↓ -6% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $68.47 | ↑ +13% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $71.62 | ↑ +18% |
| NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | $78.07 | ↑ +29% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $78.78 | ↑ +30% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $80.00 | ↑ +32% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | $82.05 | ↑ +35% |
| OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | $82.36 | ↑ +36% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $84.51 | ↑ +39% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $85.94 | ↑ +41% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $86.57 | ↑ +43% |
| WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $94.50 | ↑ +56% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | $95.18 | ↑ +57% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $97.48 | ↑ +60% |
| UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | $97.48 | ↑ +60% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $100.67 | ↑ +66% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $104.35 | ↑ +72% |
| KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL | KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL | $105.84 | ↑ +74% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $107.43 | ↑ +77% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $112.50 | ↑ +85% |
| KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS | KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS | $112.50 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | $129.80 | ↑ +114% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $136.35 | ↑ +124% |
| KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | $304.25 | ↑ +401% |
| HEALTHNET MCARE | HEALTHNET MCARE | $304.25 | ↑ +401% |
| KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | $523.31 | ↑ +761% |
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New Patient Office Visit (level 3) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $642.42 | $66.96 – $226.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $155.37 | $82.05 – $335.00 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $175.16 | $39.84 – $150.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $142.30 | $82.05 – $328.30 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $116.71 | $101.90 – $232.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $475.83 | not published |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $109.65 | not published |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $198.75 | $82.05 – $554.32 |