Prenatal Care Only (7+ visits) 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

$492.29

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.

$2,591.00

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.

$506.44 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $2,591.00 with 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $506.44 ↑ +3%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $673.00 ↑ +37%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $673.00 ↑ +37%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $673.00 ↑ +37%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $673.00 ↑ +37%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $673.00 ↑ +37%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $673.00 ↑ +37%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $740.30 ↑ +50%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $740.30 ↑ +50%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $747.87 ↑ +52%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $829.53 ↑ +69%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $829.53 ↑ +69%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $841.25 ↑ +71%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $874.90 ↑ +78%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $980.56 ↑ +99%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,093.33 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,155.40 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,190.90 ↑ +142%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $2,591.00 ↑ +426%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $2,591.00 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $2,591.00 ↑ +426%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $2,591.00 ↑ +426%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $2,591.00 ↑ +426%

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Prenatal Care Only (7+ visits) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $177.68 $207.00 – $341.55
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $660.25 $18.21 – $5,182.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $492.29 $673.00 – $4,352.88
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $388.65 $556.58 – $3,653.31
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,293.50 $278.92 – $3,756.95
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,042.50 $403.38 – $2,591.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $243.25 $152.00 – $2,850.10
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $590.75 $152.00 – $3,886.50

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