Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 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

$57.31

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$212.26

Gross charge

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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.

$4.14 with UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $487.14 with AETNA-ALL 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

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

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
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $4.14 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4.14 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $40.33 ↓ -30%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $40.33 ↓ -30%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $40.33 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $40.33 ↓ -30%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $40.33 ↓ -30%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $51.62 ↓ -10%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $69.37 ↑ +21%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $89.15 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $89.79 ↑ +57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $90.74 ↑ +58%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $94.48 ↑ +65%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $104.96 ↑ +83%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $106.13 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $106.13 ↑ +85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $112.50 ↑ +96%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $163.44 ↑ +185%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $165.78 ↑ +189%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $191.03 ↑ +233%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $212.26 ↑ +270%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $212.26 ↑ +270%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $212.26 ↑ +270%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $218.63 ↑ +281%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $260.44 ↑ +354%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $273.82 ↑ +378%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $487.14 ↑ +750%

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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $18.09 – $52.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $89.76 $2.07 – $2.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $115.99 $24.30 – $52.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $106.24 $46.44 – $168.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $40.07 $12.40 – $31.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $39.64 $7.75 – $31.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $89.76 $2.24 – $2.88
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $89.76 $2.67 – $2.88

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