Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$3,073.06

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.

$16,174.00

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.

$51.93 with UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT vs $13,747.90 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
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $51.93 ↓ -98%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $51.93 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $51.93 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $51.93 ↓ -98%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $51.93 ↓ -98%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $51.93 ↓ -98%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $57.12 ↓ -98%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $57.12 ↓ -98%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $64.91 ↓ -98%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $66.72 ↓ -98%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $67.51 ↓ -98%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.66 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $81.74 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $86.39 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $89.93 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $110.55 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $110.55 ↓ -96%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $110.55 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $110.55 ↓ -96%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $110.55 ↓ -96%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $144.30 ↓ -95%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $167.18 ↓ -95%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $167.18 ↓ -95%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $194.93 ↓ -94%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $194.93 ↓ -94%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $3,000.00 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,290.63 ↑ +7%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,156.86 ↑ +133%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $7,156.86 ↑ +133%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $7,440.04 ↑ +142%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $9,160.78 ↑ +198%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $10,377.45 ↑ +238%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $13,747.90 ↑ +347%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,595.11 $239.90 – $23,085.47
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $12,173.20 $4,907.00 – $4,907.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $12,173.20 $4,907.00 – $4,907.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00

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