Exploration carotid artery 35701 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

$280.06

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,474.00

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$40.00 with CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS vs $938.78 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $40.00 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $40.00 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -86%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $40.00 ↓ -86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -86%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $376.65 ↑ +34%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $376.65 ↑ +34%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $376.65 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $376.65 ↑ +34%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $376.65 ↑ +34%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $376.65 ↑ +34%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $414.32 ↑ +48%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $414.32 ↑ +48%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $470.81 ↑ +68%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $489.65 ↑ +75%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $512.54 ↑ +83%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $534.05 ↑ +91%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $548.78 ↑ +96%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $576.70 ↑ +106%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $576.70 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $846.49 ↑ +202%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $894.55 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $938.78 ↑ +235%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Exploration carotid artery 35701 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $280.06 $12.66 – $988.33
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $280.06 $70.00 – $988.33
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $221.10 $70.00 – $1,008.07
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $972.84 $74.46 – $894.55
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $442.20 $74.46 – $1,086.22
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $103.18 $65.00 – $988.33
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $250.58 $70.00 – $1,086.22
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $397.98 $65.00 – $1,008.07

All California hospitals for this procedure →