Artery x-rays lungs 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

$3,326.52

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.

$17,508.00

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.

$75.12 with UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT vs $14,881.80 with MULTIPLAN - ALL 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
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $75.12 ↓ -98%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $75.12 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $75.12 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $75.12 ↓ -98%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $75.12 ↓ -98%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $75.12 ↓ -98%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $82.63 ↓ -98%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $82.63 ↓ -98%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $93.90 ↓ -97%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $97.66 ↓ -97%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $97.97 ↓ -97%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.45 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $116.78 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $123.41 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.19 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $134.54 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $134.54 ↓ -96%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $134.54 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $134.54 ↓ -96%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $134.54 ↓ -96%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $148.66 ↓ -96%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $207.28 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $207.28 ↓ -94%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $237.42 ↓ -93%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $237.42 ↓ -93%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $3,000.00 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,308.73 ↓ -1%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +22%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +22%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $5,198.14 ↑ +56%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $5,888.52 ↑ +77%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $8,053.68 ↑ +142%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $14,881.80 ↑ +347%

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Artery x-rays lungs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $11,121.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,559.19 $291.97 – $13,858.31
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $11,121.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $11,121.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $11,121.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $8,148.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $8,148.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $11,121.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00

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