Controller infinity pt dbs 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

$2,223.00

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.

$11,700.00

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.

$1,980.63 with UHC JLL vs $11,116.66 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
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,980.63 ↓ -11%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,085.01 ↓ -6%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,125.00 ↓ -4%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,949.00 ↑ +33%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $3,818.70 ↑ +72%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,861.98 ↑ +74%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $3,929.02 ↑ +77%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $3,988.42 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,291.37 ↑ +93%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $4,964.31 ↑ +123%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $5,685.62 ↑ +156%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $7,213.10 ↑ +224%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $8,486.00 ↑ +282%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $9,334.60 ↑ +320%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $9,334.60 ↑ +320%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $11,031.80 ↑ +396%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $11,116.66 ↑ +400%

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Controller infinity pt dbs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $19,719.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $30,548.75 $94.23 – $272.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $19,719.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $19,719.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $19,719.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $18,310.50 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $18,310.50 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $19,719.00 not published

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