Pr hospital ip/obs care subsequent high level per day 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

$77.76

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.

$288.00

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.

$45.80 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.

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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
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $45.80 ↓ -41%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $45.80 ↓ -41%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $65.70 ↓ -16%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $67.67 ↓ -13%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $80.61 ↑ +4%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $84.75 ↑ +9%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $92.06 ↑ +18%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $108.04 ↑ +39%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $108.04 ↑ +39%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $108.04 ↑ +39%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $108.04 ↑ +39%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $117.76 ↑ +51%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $118.72 ↑ +53%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $118.84 ↑ +53%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $120.96 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $121.82 ↑ +57%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $124.25 ↑ +60%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $129.65 ↑ +67%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $133.92 ↑ +72%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $133.92 ↑ +72%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $140.11 ↑ +80%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $144.00 ↑ +85%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $157.41 ↑ +102%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $162.06 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $166.15 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $174.53 ↑ +124%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +291%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +573%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $197.14 $76.58 – $290.08
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $187.29 $32.80 – $262.40
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $239.70 not published
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $145.51 $168.89 – $287.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $54.72 $2.94 – $619.49
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $38.70 $45.80 – $186.51
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $54.72 $45.80 – $229.35
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $44.85 $45.80 – $185.83

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