Ghs strapping shoulder - 29240 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

$86.45

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.

$455.00

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.

$10.00 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $4,829.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 $10.00 ↓ -88%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $10.00 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $10.00 ↓ -88%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $10.00 ↓ -88%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $10.00 ↓ -88%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $15.65 ↓ -82%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $15.65 ↓ -82%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $15.65 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $15.65 ↓ -82%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $15.65 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $15.65 ↓ -82%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $17.22 ↓ -80%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $17.22 ↓ -80%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $19.56 ↓ -77%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $20.35 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.80 ↓ -74%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $23.34 ↓ -73%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $24.60 ↓ -72%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.60 ↓ -72%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $37.74 ↓ -56%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $39.31 ↓ -55%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $39.31 ↓ -55%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $92.81 ↑ +7%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.20 ↑ +12%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $98.08 ↑ +13%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $118.91 ↑ +38%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $164.45 ↑ +90%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $171.12 ↑ +98%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +98%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $215.05 ↑ +149%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $219.04 ↑ +153%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $248.13 ↑ +187%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,829.00 ↑ +5486%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $358.40 not published
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Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $213.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $213.20 not published
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