Reopening of recent laparotomy 49002 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

$660.63

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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$3,477.00

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.

$556.00 with BLUE CROSS MCAL vs $1,466.22 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER 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
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $556.00 ↓ -16%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $556.00 ↓ -16%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $556.00 ↓ -16%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $556.00 ↓ -16%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $556.00 ↓ -16%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $879.27 ↑ +33%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $942.61 ↑ +43%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $942.61 ↑ +43%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $942.61 ↑ +43%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $942.61 ↑ +43%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $942.61 ↑ +43%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $942.61 ↑ +43%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,036.87 ↑ +57%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $1,036.87 ↑ +57%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,162.96 ↑ +76%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,178.26 ↑ +78%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $1,225.39 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,228.99 ↑ +86%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,264.21 ↑ +91%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,373.38 ↑ +108%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,386.66 ↑ +110%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,386.66 ↑ +110%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,466.22 ↑ +122%

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Reopening of recent laparotomy 49002 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,832.17 $711.69 – $2,695.98
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $660.63 $30.44 – $4,141.11
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $567.30 $1,022.20 – $3,782.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $660.63 $556.00 – $1,688.08
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $521.55 $556.00 – $1,759.64
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,294.82 $556.00 – $1,411.89
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,043.10 $556.00 – $1,696.55
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $243.39 $406.00 – $1,885.22

All California hospitals for this procedure →