New Patient Office Visit (level 5) at ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI
1100 Magellan Dr, Tehachapi, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1275538530
$119.34
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.
$442.00
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.
$82.70 with UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY 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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| UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY | $82.70 | ↓ -31% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $82.70 | ↓ -31% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY | $118.62 | ↓ -1% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $122.18 | ↑ +2% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $145.55 | ↑ +22% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $149.16 | ↑ +25% |
| KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL | KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL | $153.03 | ↑ +28% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $160.86 | ↑ +35% |
| NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS | $175.34 | ↑ +47% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $176.95 | ↑ +48% |
| UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA | $177.00 | ↑ +48% |
| OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS | $184.99 | ↑ +55% |
| WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS | $185.64 | ↑ +56% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS | $186.97 | ↑ +57% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $191.36 | ↑ +60% |
| COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | COVENTRY- ALL PLANS | $193.03 | ↑ +62% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $217.75 | ↑ +82% |
| UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS | $217.75 | ↑ +82% |
| KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS | KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS | $221.00 | ↑ +85% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $221.00 | ↑ +85% |
| HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS | $234.37 | ↑ +96% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $241.29 | ↑ +102% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS | $254.99 | ↑ +114% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $267.85 | ↑ +124% |
| KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY | $304.25 | ↑ +155% |
| HEALTHNET MCARE | HEALTHNET MCARE | $304.25 | ↑ +155% |
| KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS | $523.31 | ↑ +339% |
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New Patient Office Visit (level 5) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $822.12 | $102.00 – $313.56 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $291.04 | $118.62 – $567.00 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $402.27 | $77.61 – $294.00 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $222.27 | $118.62 – $449.82 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $253.60 | $104.00 – $683.10 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $970.53 | not published |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $164.73 | not published |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $264.90 | $118.62 – $738.82 |