Tx l/r atrial fib addl 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

$4,609.40

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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$24,260.00

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.

$248.01 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $21,768.00 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 SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $248.01 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $248.01 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $248.01 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $248.01 ↓ -95%
DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $248.01 ↓ -95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $248.01 ↓ -95%
PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH - ALL PLANS $248.01 ↓ -95%
PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS PRISON HLTHCRE - ALL PLANS $317.45 ↓ -93%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $322.41 ↓ -93%
BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH - ALL PLANS $359.61 ↓ -92%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $446.42 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $446.42 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $473.31 ↓ -90%
INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS $520.64 ↓ -89%
DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY $520.64 ↓ -89%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $615.30 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $620.03 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $660.95 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $1,576.13 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,125.00 ↓ -54%
NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $2,300.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,949.00 ↓ -36%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $7,500.00 ↑ +63%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $10,500.00 ↑ +128%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $12,300.00 ↑ +167%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $13,255.66 ↑ +188%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $13,954.35 ↑ +203%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $14,192.10 ↑ +208%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $19,388.00 ↑ +321%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $20,621.00 ↑ +347%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $21,768.00 ↑ +372%

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Tx l/r atrial fib addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,799.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $20,936.84 $465.74 – $47,801.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,799.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,799.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,799.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $10,904.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $10,904.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,799.20 not published

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