Suprv interfacilty transport 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

$27.17

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.

$143.00

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.

$57.20 with CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS vs $162.18 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
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $57.20 ↑ +111%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $73.22 ↑ +169%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $94.20 ↑ +247%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $99.77 ↑ +267%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $99.77 ↑ +267%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $100.10 ↑ +268%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $107.25 ↑ +295%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $108.59 ↑ +300%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $114.75 ↑ +322%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $143.00 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $143.00 ↑ +426%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $143.00 ↑ +426%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $143.00 ↑ +426%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $143.00 ↑ +426%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $162.18 ↑ +497%

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Suprv interfacilty transport at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $27.17 $2.19 – $286.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $27.17 $87.51 – $240.24
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $21.45 $69.57 – $201.63
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $94.38 $20.67 – $207.35
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $42.90 $78.56 – $187.74
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $10.01 $87.51 – $184.95
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $24.31 $108.59 – $286.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $38.61 $69.57 – $187.44

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