X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study 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

$257.58

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.

$954.00

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.

$3.84 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $194.18 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 $3.84 ↓ -99%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $25.13 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $25.26 ↓ -90%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $25.26 ↓ -90%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $25.26 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $25.26 ↓ -90%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $27.53 ↓ -89%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $27.79 ↓ -89%
OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS OSCAR HEALTH PLAN- ALL PLANS $29.05 ↓ -89%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $30.31 ↓ -88%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $30.67 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $36.80 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $36.83 ↓ -86%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $37.64 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $37.89 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $38.92 ↓ -85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $51.91 ↓ -80%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $51.91 ↓ -80%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $71.06 ↓ -72%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $74.46 ↓ -71%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $76.69 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $91.36 ↓ -65%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $96.05 ↓ -63%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $122.22 ↓ -53%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $165.82 ↓ -36%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $165.82 ↓ -36%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $187.00 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $194.18 ↓ -25%

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X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $731.03 $112.66 – $1,301.82
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $546.00 $161.00 – $161.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $546.00 $161.00 – $161.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00

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