Gadopentetate dimeglumine 469.01 mg/ml (46.9 %) intravenous (wrapper) 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

$1.72

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.

$9.07

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.

$1.86 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $11.96 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER 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
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $1.86 ↑ +8%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.87 ↑ +67%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $3.96 ↑ +130%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $4.08 ↑ +137%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $4.20 ↑ +144%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $4.26 ↑ +148%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $6.08 ↑ +253%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $6.24 ↑ +263%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.57 ↑ +282%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $7.71 ↑ +348%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $9.07 ↑ +427%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $9.27 ↑ +439%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $9.98 ↑ +480%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $9.98 ↑ +480%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $10.77 ↑ +526%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $11.79 ↑ +585%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $11.88 ↑ +591%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.96 ↑ +595%

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Gadopentetate dimeglumine 469.01 mg/ml (46.9 %) intravenous (wrapper) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $727.89 $1.48 – $1.48
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $727.89 $1.48 – $1.48
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $727.89 $1.48 – $1.48
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $727.89 $1.48 – $1.48
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $675.90 $1.48 – $1.48
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $675.90 $1.48 – $1.48
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $727.89 $1.48 – $1.48
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $675.90 $1.48 – $1.48

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