Rem interrog evl pm/ldls pm 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

$27.27

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.

$101.00

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.

$30.05 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD vs $92.13 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $30.05 ↑ +10%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $30.05 ↑ +10%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $30.05 ↑ +10%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $30.05 ↑ +10%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $31.34 ↑ +15%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $31.34 ↑ +15%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $32.75 ↑ +20%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.06 ↑ +21%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $34.56 ↑ +27%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $35.66 ↑ +31%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $36.06 ↑ +32%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $38.74 ↑ +42%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $40.54 ↑ +49%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $40.54 ↑ +49%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $41.77 ↑ +53%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $43.78 ↑ +61%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $45.08 ↑ +65%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $45.19 ↑ +66%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $47.76 ↑ +75%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $92.13 ↑ +238%

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Rem interrog evl pm/ldls pm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $19.19 $0.89 – $243.18
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $14.25 $31.34 – $104.28
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $19.19 $29.91 – $90.33
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $15.15 $30.05 – $233.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $66.66 $29.91 – $47.76
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $30.30 $29.91 – $94.41
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $7.07 $29.91 – $264.43
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $17.17 $29.91 – $243.13

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