Caregiver training strategies&tq 1st 30 minutes 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

$34.77

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.

$183.00

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.

$40.74 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $410.00 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 MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $40.74 ↑ +17%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $40.74 ↑ +17%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $40.74 ↑ +17%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $40.74 ↑ +17%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.74 ↑ +17%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $40.74 ↑ +17%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $40.74 ↑ +17%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $52.15 ↑ +50%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $52.96 ↑ +52%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $59.07 ↑ +70%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $73.33 ↑ +111%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $73.33 ↑ +111%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $84.73 ↑ +144%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $86.01 ↑ +147%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $107.06 ↑ +208%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $108.57 ↑ +212%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $118.95 ↑ +242%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $122.61 ↑ +253%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $155.55 ↑ +347%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $183.00 ↑ +426%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $201.30 ↑ +479%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $201.30 ↑ +479%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $237.90 ↑ +584%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $239.73 ↑ +589%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $256.00 ↑ +636%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $356.00 ↑ +924%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $365.00 ↑ +950%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $387.00 ↑ +1013%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $407.00 ↑ +1071%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $410.00 ↑ +1079%

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