Icd crtp serena MRI 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

$11,361.05

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.

$59,795.00

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.

$2,125.00 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $24,870.35 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,125.00 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,949.00 ↓ -74%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4,431.10 ↓ -61%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,664.61 ↓ -59%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $5,000.00 ↓ -56%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $7,500.00 ↓ -34%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $7,950.00 ↓ -30%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $8,543.25 ↓ -25%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $9,112.80 ↓ -20%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $11,106.23 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $12,630.00 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $14,033.00 ↑ +24%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $16,137.25 ↑ +42%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $18,985.00 ↑ +67%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $20,883.50 ↑ +84%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $20,883.50 ↑ +84%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $24,680.50 ↑ +117%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $24,870.35 ↑ +119%

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Icd crtp serena MRI at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $48,300.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $20,865.01 $4,383.12 – $14,245.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $48,300.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $48,300.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $48,300.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $12,097.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $12,097.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $48,300.00 not published

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