Radiation therapy dose plan 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

$35.64

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.

$132.00

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.

$29.75 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $85.64 with UHC JLL CSP — 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $29.75 ↓ -17%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $33.84 ↓ -5%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $33.84 ↓ -5%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $33.84 ↓ -5%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $33.84 ↓ -5%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $36.89 ↑ +4%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $37.22 ↑ +4%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $37.29 ↑ +5%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $38.92 ↑ +9%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $40.61 ↑ +14%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $49.30 ↑ +38%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $50.42 ↑ +41%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $50.76 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $52.16 ↑ +46%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $55.06 ↑ +54%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $55.12 ↑ +55%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $56.12 ↑ +57%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $56.12 ↑ +57%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $85.64 ↑ +140%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $85.64 ↑ +140%

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Radiation therapy dose plan at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $245.72 $121.79 – $488.07
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $1,153.60 $177.00 – $177.00

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