X-ray lumbosacral spine complete including bending views >= 6 views 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

$215.46

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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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$798.00

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.

$2.65 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $107.99 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $2.65 ↓ -99%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $14.67 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $14.67 ↓ -93%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.67 ↓ -93%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $14.67 ↓ -93%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $15.99 ↓ -93%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.14 ↓ -93%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $16.87 ↓ -92%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $17.60 ↓ -92%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $17.78 ↓ -92%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $18.96 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $21.37 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $21.86 ↓ -90%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $22.01 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $24.50 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $25.89 ↓ -88%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $39.52 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $52.91 ↓ -75%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $52.91 ↓ -75%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $67.97 ↓ -68%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $76.08 ↓ -65%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $76.08 ↓ -65%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $80.77 ↓ -63%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $83.19 ↓ -61%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $99.11 ↓ -54%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $104.00 ↓ -52%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $104.19 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $107.99 ↓ -50%

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X-ray lumbosacral spine complete including bending views >= 6 views at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $808.11 $114.81 – $1,439.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $748.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $748.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $677.60 $142.00 – $142.00

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