Cta abdomen without & /or w/contrast 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

$970.71

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.

$5,109.00

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.

$47.31 with CIGNA-ALL PLANS vs $4,342.65 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
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $47.31 ↓ -95%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $84.42 ↓ -91%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $84.42 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $84.42 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $84.42 ↓ -91%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $84.42 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $84.42 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $91.19 ↓ -91%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $92.86 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $92.86 ↓ -90%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $105.53 ↓ -89%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $109.75 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $123.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.62 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $155.81 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $164.66 ↓ -83%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $225.60 ↓ -77%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $225.60 ↓ -77%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $277.18 ↓ -71%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $277.18 ↓ -71%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $277.18 ↓ -71%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $277.18 ↓ -71%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $288.76 ↓ -70%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $310.24 ↓ -68%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $327.11 ↓ -66%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $414.54 ↓ -57%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $414.54 ↓ -57%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $484.66 ↓ -50%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $484.66 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,616.48 ↑ +67%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $2,350.14 ↑ +142%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $3,000.00 ↑ +209%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $4,342.65 ↑ +347%

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Cta abdomen without & /or w/contrast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,495.77 $226.19 – $2,663.70
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,328.00 $256.00 – $256.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,328.00 $256.00 – $256.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,561.60 $393.00 – $393.00

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