Pr hospital ip/obs care subsequent straightforward or low 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

$32.13

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.

$119.00

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.

$27.50 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.

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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 $27.50 ↓ -14%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $27.50 ↓ -14%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $35.46 ↑ +10%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $39.45 ↑ +23%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $40.63 ↑ +26%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $44.45 ↑ +38%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $44.45 ↑ +38%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $44.45 ↑ +38%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $44.45 ↑ +38%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $44.52 ↑ +39%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $48.40 ↑ +51%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $48.45 ↑ +51%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.90 ↑ +52%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $49.98 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $50.34 ↑ +57%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $50.57 ↑ +57%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $50.57 ↑ +57%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $50.89 ↑ +58%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $51.12 ↑ +59%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $53.34 ↑ +66%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $58.50 ↑ +82%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $59.50 ↑ +85%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $64.76 ↑ +102%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $66.68 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $66.86 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $72.11 ↑ +124%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↑ +847%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↑ +1529%

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Pr hospital ip/obs care subsequent straightforward or low level per day at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $74.60 $28.98 – $109.76
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $68.85 not published
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $41.07 $62.73 – $81.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $22.61 $1.11 – $72.91
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $16.05 $27.50 – $73.15
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $22.61 $27.50 – $229.35
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $18.60 $27.50 – $76.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $78.54 $27.50 – $64.38

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