Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar 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

$497.61

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.

$2,619.00

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.

$356.45 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,477.68 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL — 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 $356.45 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $492.94 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $513.35 ↑ +3%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $522.26 ↑ +5%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $530.16 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $570.43 ↑ +15%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $659.88 ↑ +33%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $733.20 ↑ +47%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $755.76 ↑ +52%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $776.18 ↑ +56%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $817.01 ↑ +64%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $958.80 ↑ +93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,128.00 ↑ +127%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $1,240.80 ↑ +149%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $1,240.80 ↑ +149%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $1,466.40 ↑ +195%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $1,477.68 ↑ +197%

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Cath 2lum 14.5frx43cm maxid kt mahurkar at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,272.39 $32.13 – $92.82
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,448.81 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,448.81 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $754.45 $128.33 – $303.61
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $2,448.81 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,550.40 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,244.20 $28.06 – $119.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,139.55 $23.18 – $119.56

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