Collagen imp urinary 2.5 ml 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

$406.60

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.

$2,140.00

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.

$330.56 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $1,819.00 with MULTIPLAN - 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 $330.56 ↓ -19%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $403.54 ↓ -1%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $443.89 ↑ +9%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $443.89 ↑ +9%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $524.60 ↑ +29%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $526.27 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $526.27 ↑ +29%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $526.27 ↑ +29%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $526.27 ↑ +29%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $526.27 ↑ +29%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $526.27 ↑ +29%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $526.27 ↑ +29%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $528.64 ↑ +30%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $673.63 ↑ +66%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $676.24 ↑ +66%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $684.15 ↑ +68%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $763.09 ↑ +88%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $935.18 ↑ +130%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $947.29 ↑ +133%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $947.29 ↑ +133%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $963.00 ↑ +137%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $973.91 ↑ +140%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $990.82 ↑ +144%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $1,005.80 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,082.20 ↑ +166%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,251.90 ↑ +208%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,402.51 ↑ +245%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,433.80 ↑ +253%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,472.53 ↑ +262%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,550.00 ↑ +281%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,819.00 ↑ +347%

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Collagen imp urinary 2.5 ml at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,469.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,469.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,469.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,469.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,293.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,293.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,469.60 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $12,232.26 $464.19 – $19,547.44

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