Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE
869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1801366711
$29.13
Cash price 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.
$153.30
Gross charge 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.
$4.67 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $200.82 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $4.67 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $48.44 | ↑ +66% |
| BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | $66.99 | ↑ +130% |
| NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | $68.99 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $70.98 | ↑ +144% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $72.05 | ↑ +147% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $77.52 | ↑ +166% |
| HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $102.71 | ↑ +253% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $105.49 | ↑ +262% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $111.04 | ↑ +281% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $130.31 | ↑ +347% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $153.30 | ↑ +426% |
| DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | $168.63 | ↑ +479% |
| INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | $168.63 | ↑ +479% |
| CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | $199.29 | ↑ +584% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $200.82 | ↑ +589% |
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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $57.38 | $18.09 – $52.26 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $89.76 | $2.07 – $2.88 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $115.99 | $24.30 – $52.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $106.24 | $46.44 – $168.56 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $40.07 | $12.40 – $31.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $39.64 | $7.75 – $31.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $89.76 | $2.24 – $2.88 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $89.76 | $2.67 – $2.88 |