Cell count body fluid 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

$21.66

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.

$114.00

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.

$4.72 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS vs $48.27 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $4.72 ↓ -78%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $4.72 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $4.72 ↓ -78%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $4.72 ↓ -78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4.72 ↓ -78%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.72 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $4.72 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $5.01 ↓ -77%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $6.04 ↓ -72%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $6.14 ↓ -72%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $6.79 ↓ -69%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.79 ↓ -69%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $6.84 ↓ -68%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $7.49 ↓ -65%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $8.24 ↓ -62%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $8.24 ↓ -62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $8.50 ↓ -61%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $8.50 ↓ -61%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $9.73 ↓ -55%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $9.81 ↓ -55%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.58 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $17.70 ↓ -18%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $24.47 ↑ +13%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $25.76 ↑ +19%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $25.93 ↑ +20%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $36.40 ↑ +68%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $37.52 ↑ +73%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $40.90 ↑ +89%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $43.44 ↑ +101%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $47.60 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.27 ↑ +123%

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