Inpt/ed teleconsult70 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

$85.88

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.

$452.00

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.

$66.41 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $452.00 with 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 CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -23%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $100.11 ↑ +17%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $105.79 ↑ +23%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $166.83 ↑ +94%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $169.08 ↑ +97%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $169.08 ↑ +97%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $169.08 ↑ +97%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $169.08 ↑ +97%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $169.08 ↑ +97%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $169.08 ↑ +97%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $185.99 ↑ +117%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $185.99 ↑ +117%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $211.35 ↑ +146%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $219.80 ↑ +156%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $226.00 ↑ +163%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $246.35 ↑ +187%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $258.75 ↑ +201%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $258.75 ↑ +201%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $452.00 ↑ +426%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $452.00 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $452.00 ↑ +426%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $452.00 ↑ +426%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $452.00 ↑ +426%

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Inpt/ed teleconsult70 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $85.88 $5.68 – $904.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $85.88 $74.00 – $759.36
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $67.80 $75.60 – $637.32
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $298.32 $100.11 – $655.40
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $135.60 $76.84 – $452.00
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $100.10 $6.25 – $841.75
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $32.41 $74.00 – $542.40
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $76.84 $76.84 – $904.00

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