Bx thyroid/percutan core needle 60100 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

$505.21

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.

$2,659.00

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.

$17.00 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $10,215.00 with WESTERN GROWERS - 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
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $17.00 ↓ -97%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $17.00 ↓ -97%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $17.00 ↓ -97%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $17.00 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $17.00 ↓ -97%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $58.56 ↓ -88%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $58.56 ↓ -88%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $64.56 ↓ -87%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $64.56 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $64.56 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $64.56 ↓ -87%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $64.56 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $64.56 ↓ -87%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $71.02 ↓ -86%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $71.02 ↓ -86%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $78.21 ↓ -85%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $80.70 ↓ -84%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $83.93 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $94.06 ↓ -81%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $96.39 ↓ -81%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $102.49 ↓ -80%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $102.49 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.15 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $178.35 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $188.47 ↓ -63%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $910.78 ↑ +80%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $910.78 ↑ +80%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $1,165.79 ↑ +131%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,320.63 ↑ +161%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $1,522.95 ↑ +201%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,991.55 ↑ +294%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,829.00 ↑ +856%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $10,215.00 ↑ +1922%

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Bx thyroid/percutan core needle 60100 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,965.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $342.96 $75.14 – $1,566.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,965.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,965.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,965.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,294.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,294.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,965.60 not published

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