Ghs sensitivity (per antimicro) 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

$59.09

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.

$311.00

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.

$2.09 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $70.24 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 $2.09 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.36 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $3.27 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $3.44 ↓ -94%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $3.46 ↓ -94%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $4.86 ↓ -92%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $5.01 ↓ -92%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $5.15 ↓ -91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.42 ↓ -91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6.07 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $6.36 ↓ -89%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $6.67 ↓ -89%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $6.67 ↓ -89%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $7.48 ↓ -87%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $7.48 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $7.48 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $7.48 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7.48 ↓ -87%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $7.48 ↓ -87%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.48 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $7.48 ↓ -87%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $7.48 ↓ -87%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $9.57 ↓ -84%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $9.72 ↓ -84%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $10.85 ↓ -82%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $13.46 ↓ -77%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $13.46 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.93 ↓ -66%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $59.72 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $63.21 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.24 ↑ +19%

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Ghs sensitivity (per antimicro) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $76.16 $6.00 – $6.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $76.16 $6.00 – $6.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $76.16 $6.00 – $6.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $76.16 $6.00 – $6.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $47.32 $5.00 – $5.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $47.32 $5.00 – $5.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $76.16 $6.00 – $6.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $35.15 $1.50 – $61.11

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