Pyelotomy w/removal calculus 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

$669.37

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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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$3,523.00

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.

$166.42 with CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS vs $1,562.88 with BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $166.42 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $166.42 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $166.42 ↓ -75%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $166.42 ↓ -75%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $166.42 ↓ -75%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $922.56 ↑ +38%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $922.56 ↑ +38%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $922.56 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $922.56 ↑ +38%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $922.56 ↑ +38%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $922.56 ↑ +38%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $1,014.82 ↑ +52%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,014.82 ↑ +52%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,058.49 ↑ +58%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,153.20 ↑ +72%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $1,199.33 ↑ +79%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,272.44 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,344.17 ↑ +101%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,358.86 ↑ +103%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,358.86 ↑ +103%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,478.91 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,492.04 ↑ +123%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,562.88 ↑ +133%

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Pyelotomy w/removal calculus at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $669.37 $29.83 – $1,765.07
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $669.37 $70.00 – $1,765.07
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $528.45 $70.00 – $1,808.21
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,325.18 $45.00 – $1,562.88
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,056.90 $832.09 – $1,726.42
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $246.61 $45.00 – $1,765.07
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $598.91 $832.09 – $1,784.80
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $951.21 $832.09 – $1,808.21

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