Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension 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

$435.34

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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$2,291.25

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.

$59.03 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $406.10 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 CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $59.03 ↓ -86%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $91.54 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $97.96 ↓ -77%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $135.47 ↓ -69%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $139.50 ↓ -68%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $143.53 ↓ -67%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $145.70 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $172.37 ↓ -60%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $191.52 ↓ -56%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $207.70 ↓ -52%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $213.31 ↓ -51%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $224.53 ↓ -48%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $263.50 ↓ -39%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $310.00 ↓ -29%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $341.00 ↓ -22%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $341.00 ↓ -22%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $403.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $406.10 ↓ -7%

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Perflutren lipid microspheres 1.1 mg/ml intravenous suspension at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $650.58 $41.00 – $41.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $275.51 $68.66 – $490.62
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $650.58 $41.00 – $41.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $650.58 $41.00 – $41.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $650.58 $41.00 – $41.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $604.11 $41.00 – $41.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $604.11 $41.00 – $41.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $650.58 $41.00 – $41.00

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