Pr hospital ip/obs care subsequent straightforward or low level per day 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

$22.61

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.

$119.00

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.

$27.50 with CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS vs $101.15 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
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $27.50 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $27.50 ↑ +22%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $27.50 ↑ +22%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $27.50 ↑ +22%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $27.50 ↑ +22%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $37.33 ↑ +65%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $37.60 ↑ +66%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $43.39 ↑ +92%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $43.39 ↑ +92%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $44.19 ↑ +95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $44.19 ↑ +95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $44.19 ↑ +95%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $44.19 ↑ +95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $44.19 ↑ +95%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.19 ↑ +95%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $44.19 ↑ +95%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $44.19 ↑ +95%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $47.66 ↑ +111%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $48.61 ↑ +115%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.61 ↑ +115%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $50.57 ↑ +124%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.57 ↑ +124%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $52.00 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $54.16 ↑ +140%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $55.24 ↑ +144%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $55.93 ↑ +147%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $56.56 ↑ +150%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $57.45 ↑ +154%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.85 ↑ +156%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $64.08 ↑ +183%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.38 ↑ +185%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $77.35 ↑ +242%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $101.15 ↑ +347%

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Pr hospital ip/obs care subsequent straightforward or low level per day at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $74.60 $28.98 – $109.76
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $68.85 not published
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $41.07 $62.73 – $81.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $22.61 $1.11 – $72.91
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $16.05 $27.50 – $73.15
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $22.61 $27.50 – $229.35
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $18.60 $27.50 – $76.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $78.54 $27.50 – $64.38

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