Lung perfusion imaging 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

$410.97

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.

$2,163.00

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.

$34.33 with UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT vs $1,838.55 with MULTIPLAN - 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 $34.33 ↓ -92%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $34.33 ↓ -92%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $34.33 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $34.33 ↓ -92%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $34.33 ↓ -92%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $34.33 ↓ -92%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $37.76 ↓ -91%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $37.76 ↓ -91%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $42.91 ↓ -90%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $44.63 ↓ -89%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $44.69 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $46.68 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $49.33 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.02 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.28 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $62.57 ↓ -85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $112.50 ↓ -73%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $112.50 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $112.50 ↓ -73%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $112.50 ↓ -73%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $161.12 ↓ -61%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $177.51 ↓ -57%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $177.51 ↓ -57%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $308.41 ↓ -25%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $308.41 ↓ -25%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $514.17 ↑ +25%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $514.17 ↑ +25%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $658.14 ↑ +60%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $745.55 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $806.42 ↑ +96%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $994.98 ↑ +142%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $1,514.10 ↑ +268%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,838.55 ↑ +347%

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Lung perfusion imaging at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $991.20 $537.00 – $537.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,671.85 $244.14 – $2,977.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $991.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $991.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $991.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,866.80 $365.00 – $365.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,866.80 $365.00 – $365.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $991.20 $537.00 – $537.00

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