Osteot dsc ant 1vrt sgm ea 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

$318.60

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.

$1,180.00

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.

$304.54 with MEDI-CAL vs $780.76 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- 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.

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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 $304.54 ↓ -4%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $304.54 ↓ -4%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $306.58 ↓ -4%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $306.58 ↓ -4%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $306.58 ↓ -4%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $306.58 ↓ -4%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $334.17 ↑ +5%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $336.11 ↑ +5%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $337.24 ↑ +6%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $352.57 ↑ +11%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $367.90 ↑ +15%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $407.34 ↑ +28%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $426.15 ↑ +34%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $446.69 ↑ +40%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $459.87 ↑ +44%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $481.05 ↑ +51%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $481.05 ↑ +51%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $585.78 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $619.04 ↑ +94%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $780.76 ↑ +145%

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Osteot dsc ant 1vrt sgm ea at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $224.20 $10.56 – $766.45
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $224.20 $65.00 – $766.45
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $177.00 $40.00 – $780.76
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $778.80 $301.90 – $619.04
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $354.00 $61.06 – $795.48
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $82.60 $61.06 – $766.45
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $200.60 $61.06 – $795.48
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $224.20 $61.06 – $687.51

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