Antibody bacterium, not elsewhere specified at ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE

869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1801366711

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 22, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$30.59

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.

$161.00

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.

$4.04 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $131.41 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
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $4.04 ↓ -87%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $12.88 ↓ -58%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $12.88 ↓ -58%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $12.88 ↓ -58%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.88 ↓ -58%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $12.88 ↓ -58%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $12.88 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $12.88 ↓ -58%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.77 ↓ -52%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $16.25 ↓ -47%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $16.25 ↓ -47%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $16.49 ↓ -46%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $16.74 ↓ -45%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $18.68 ↓ -39%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $19.21 ↓ -37%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $19.35 ↓ -37%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $22.21 ↓ -27%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $23.18 ↓ -24%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.18 ↓ -24%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.72 ↑ +0%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $32.34 ↑ +6%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $32.55 ↑ +6%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.33 ↑ +12%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $45.70 ↑ +49%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $47.10 ↑ +54%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $48.37 ↑ +58%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.92 ↑ +66%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $59.76 ↑ +95%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $111.52 ↑ +265%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $118.27 ↑ +287%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $131.41 ↑ +330%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $69.16 $8.00 – $8.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $69.16 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $11.47 $1.64 – $18.89

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