Prenatal Care Only (7+ visits) 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

$938.25

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.

$3,475.00

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.

$304.25 with HEALTHNET MCARE vs $4,482.75 with KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL — 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
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $304.25 ↓ -68%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $304.25 ↓ -68%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $304.25 ↓ -68%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $304.25 ↓ -68%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $389.44 ↓ -58%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $523.31 ↓ -44%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $556.58 ↓ -41%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $683.96 ↓ -27%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $684.56 ↓ -27%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $703.99 ↓ -25%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $752.36 ↓ -20%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $786.55 ↓ -16%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $820.75 ↓ -13%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $829.53 ↓ -12%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $829.53 ↓ -12%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $950.70 ↑ +1%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $996.53 ↑ +6%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,093.33 ↑ +17%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,155.40 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,435.76 ↑ +53%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $1,737.50 ↑ +85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $2,591.00 ↑ +176%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $2,591.00 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,651.00 ↑ +183%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $3,475.00 ↑ +270%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $3,579.25 ↑ +281%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $4,263.83 ↑ +354%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $4,482.75 ↑ +378%

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Prenatal Care Only (7+ visits) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $177.68 $207.00 – $341.55
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $660.25 $18.21 – $5,182.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $492.29 $673.00 – $4,352.88
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $388.65 $556.58 – $3,653.31
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,293.50 $278.92 – $3,756.95
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,042.50 $403.38 – $2,591.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $243.25 $152.00 – $2,850.10
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $590.75 $152.00 – $3,886.50

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