External newborn metabolic screening panel at ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE
869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1801366711
$42.75
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.
$225.00
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$16.75 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $296.40 with AETNA-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.
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 SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $16.75 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | $23.16 | ↓ -46% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $24.12 | ↓ -44% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $24.54 | ↓ -43% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $24.91 | ↓ -42% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $26.80 | ↓ -37% |
| NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | $34.45 | ↓ -19% |
| HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $35.51 | ↓ -17% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $36.47 | ↓ -15% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $38.39 | ↓ -10% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $45.05 | ↑ +5% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $53.00 | ↑ +24% |
| DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | $58.30 | ↑ +36% |
| INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | $58.30 | ↑ +36% |
| CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | $68.90 | ↑ +61% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $69.43 | ↑ +62% |
| BLUE CROSS MCAL | BLUE CROSS MCAL | $198.34 | ↑ +364% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $296.40 | ↑ +593% |
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External newborn metabolic screening panel at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $109.76 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $91.98 | $56.70 – $163.80 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $109.76 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $109.76 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $109.76 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $109.76 | not published |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $122.48 | $72.57 – $348.15 |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $109.76 | not published |