Mr safety implant&/fb assmt clin staff ea add 30 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

$26.60

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.

$140.00

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.

$57.08 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $369.57 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 SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $57.08 ↑ +115%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $57.08 ↑ +115%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $57.08 ↑ +115%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $57.08 ↑ +115%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.08 ↑ +115%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $57.08 ↑ +115%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $57.08 ↑ +115%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $64.40 ↑ +142%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $64.82 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.80 ↑ +166%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $73.06 ↑ +175%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $74.20 ↑ +179%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $82.77 ↑ +211%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $93.80 ↑ +253%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $96.33 ↑ +262%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $98.00 ↑ +268%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.40 ↑ +281%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $102.74 ↑ +286%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $102.74 ↑ +286%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $119.00 ↑ +347%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $152.12 ↑ +472%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $242.70 ↑ +812%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $336.86 ↑ +1166%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $369.57 ↑ +1289%

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Mr safety implant&/fb assmt clin staff ea add 30 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $92.40 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $92.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $92.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $92.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $92.40 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $120.05 $75.03 – $177.51
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $92.40 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $92.40 not published

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