Art byp grft contral carotid 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

$846.83

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.

$4,457.00

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.

$30.00 with CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS vs $2,546.87 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
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $30.00 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $30.00 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -96%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $30.00 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -96%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $1,204.53 ↑ +42%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,204.53 ↑ +42%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,204.53 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,204.53 ↑ +42%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,204.53 ↑ +42%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $1,204.53 ↑ +42%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,324.98 ↑ +56%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $1,324.98 ↑ +56%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,377.99 ↑ +63%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,505.66 ↑ +78%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $1,565.89 ↑ +85%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,668.70 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,678.44 ↑ +98%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,755.00 ↑ +107%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,773.74 ↑ +109%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,870.44 ↑ +121%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,870.44 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,546.87 ↑ +201%

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Art byp grft contral carotid at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $846.83 $41.06 – $2,681.30
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $846.83 $1,191.36 – $2,681.30
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $668.55 $238.27 – $2,734.86
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,941.62 $1,191.36 – $1,904.48
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,337.10 $1,191.36 – $2,946.88
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $311.99 $60.00 – $2,681.30
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $757.69 $1,191.36 – $2,946.88
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,203.39 $238.27 – $2,734.86

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