Bx/exc lymph node/open/deep cervic 38510 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

$271.32

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.

$1,428.00

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.

$373.30 with UHC MCR ADV vs $778.71 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
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $373.30 ↑ +38%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $373.30 ↑ +38%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $373.30 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $373.30 ↑ +38%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $373.30 ↑ +38%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $373.30 ↑ +38%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $407.94 ↑ +50%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $410.63 ↑ +51%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $410.63 ↑ +51%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $466.63 ↑ +72%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $485.29 ↑ +79%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $509.66 ↑ +88%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $543.90 ↑ +100%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $550.74 ↑ +103%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $550.74 ↑ +103%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $734.51 ↑ +171%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $776.22 ↑ +186%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $778.71 ↑ +187%

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Bx/exc lymph node/open/deep cervic 38510 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $15,596.00 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $15,596.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $15,596.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $15,596.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,075.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $5,075.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $15,596.00 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $5,075.20 not published

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