Gastroesophageal reflux test 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

$568.10

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.

$2,990.00

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.

$51.65 with UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT vs $10,215.00 with WESTERN GROWERS - 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
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $51.65 ↓ -91%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $51.65 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $51.65 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $51.65 ↓ -91%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $51.65 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $51.65 ↓ -91%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $56.82 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $56.82 ↓ -90%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $62.23 ↓ -89%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $64.56 ↓ -89%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $67.15 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $71.13 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.25 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $77.61 ↓ -86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $77.61 ↓ -86%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $77.61 ↓ -86%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $77.61 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.10 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $83.23 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $87.96 ↓ -85%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $122.46 ↓ -78%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $122.46 ↓ -78%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $162.03 ↓ -71%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $246.44 ↓ -57%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $246.44 ↓ -57%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $479.94 ↓ -16%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $479.94 ↓ -16%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $614.33 ↑ +8%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $695.92 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,695.52 ↑ +198%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $1,943.50 ↑ +242%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $2,541.50 ↑ +347%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $10,215.00 ↑ +1698%

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Gastroesophageal reflux test at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,251.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,463.36 $117.42 – $2,605.98
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,251.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,251.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,251.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,352.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,352.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,251.20 not published

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