Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution 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

$626.94

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,322.00

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.

$5.06 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $1,709.46 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL — 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
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $5.06 ↓ -99%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $7.37 ↓ -99%
UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER- ALL OTHER PLANS $10.09 ↓ -98%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $10.09 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS- ALL OTHER PLANS $28.17 ↓ -96%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA UNIVERSAL IPA MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLA $84.00 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $168.00 ↓ -73%
UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL IPA MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY $168.00 ↓ -73%
WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GRWRS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $168.00 ↓ -73%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $264.71 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET MCARE HEALTHNET MCARE $264.71 ↓ -58%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $264.71 ↓ -58%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $264.71 ↓ -58%
NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVIDERS- ALL PLANS $338.83 ↓ -46%
KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $455.30 ↓ -27%
KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL KHS-KERN HLTH SYSTM MCAL $571.21 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN- ALL OTHER PLANS $589.32 ↓ -6%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $595.59 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $620.11 ↓ -1%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $696.60 ↑ +11%
KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS KLHP-KERN LEGACY EPO -ALL OTHER PLANS $696.60 ↑ +11%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $738.40 ↑ +18%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,072.76 ↑ +71%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $1,253.88 ↑ +100%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $1,393.20 ↑ +122%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $1,435.00 ↑ +129%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $1,709.46 ↑ +173%

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Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,314.00 $9.24 – $900.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,126.46 $5.20 – $5.20
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,126.46 $5.20 – $5.20
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,290.03 $5.20 – $5.20

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