Calcium ionized 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

$40.47

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.

$213.00

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.

$3.84 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $139.37 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3.84 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $4.29 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.31 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $5.59 ↓ -86%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $5.63 ↓ -86%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $7.90 ↓ -80%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $8.15 ↓ -80%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $8.37 ↓ -79%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.81 ↓ -78%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $10.34 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.16 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $12.16 ↓ -70%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $12.16 ↓ -70%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $12.16 ↓ -70%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $12.16 ↓ -70%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $13.68 ↓ -66%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $13.68 ↓ -66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $13.68 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $13.68 ↓ -66%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $13.68 ↓ -66%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.68 ↓ -66%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $13.68 ↓ -66%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $17.51 ↓ -57%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $17.78 ↓ -56%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $19.84 ↓ -51%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $24.62 ↓ -39%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $24.62 ↓ -39%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.46 ↓ -10%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $118.26 ↑ +192%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $125.43 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.37 ↑ +244%

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Calcium ionized at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $162.96 $13.00 – $13.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $80.16 $2.46 – $36.29
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $162.96 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $162.96 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $162.96 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $66.04 $10.00 – $10.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $66.04 $10.00 – $10.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $162.96 $13.00 – $13.00

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