Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE
869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1801366711
$20.38
Cash price 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.
$107.24
Gross charge 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.
$3.95 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $140.48 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS MCAL | BLUE CROSS MCAL | $3.95 | ↓ -81% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $7.92 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $29.99 | ↑ +47% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $33.33 | ↑ +64% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $33.89 | ↑ +66% |
| BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | $46.86 | ↑ +130% |
| NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | $48.26 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $49.65 | ↑ +144% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $50.40 | ↑ +147% |
| HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $71.85 | ↑ +253% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $73.79 | ↑ +262% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $77.67 | ↑ +281% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $91.15 | ↑ +347% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $107.24 | ↑ +426% |
| DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | $117.96 | ↑ +479% |
| INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | $117.96 | ↑ +479% |
| CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | $139.41 | ↑ +584% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $140.48 | ↑ +589% |
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Dextrose 5 % IV bolus at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $57.38 | $5.51 – $53.71 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $65.33 | $7.28 – $13.28 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $23.12 | $5.51 – $52.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $21.17 | $3.64 – $52.92 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $20.04 | $3.34 – $43.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $19.82 | $4.75 – $42.66 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $65.33 | $7.28 – $14.38 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $65.33 | $6.08 – $17.15 |