Ultrasound hips infant dynamic 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

$26.22

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.

$138.00

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.

$34.69 with HEALTHNET MEDICARE vs $184.49 with UHC JLL — 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
HEALTHNET MEDICARE HEALTHNET MEDICARE $34.69 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $34.69 ↑ +32%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $34.69 ↑ +32%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY-ALL OT $34.69 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $34.69 ↑ +32%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $34.69 ↑ +32%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $38.16 ↑ +46%
INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS INCENTIVE HLTH - ALL PLANS $38.16 ↑ +46%
HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $43.36 ↑ +65%
CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS CAL FORENSIC MED GRP - ALL PLANS $45.10 ↑ +72%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $45.48 ↑ +73%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $45.59 ↑ +74%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $48.06 ↑ +83%
HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.54 ↑ +93%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.88 ↑ +113%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $57.13 ↑ +118%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $76.09 ↑ +190%
BLUE CROSS MCAL BLUE CROSS MCAL $76.09 ↑ +190%
CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS $76.09 ↑ +190%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $76.09 ↑ +190%
UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY UPN-UNITED PHYSCN NTWRK MCAL PROFEE ONLY $76.09 ↑ +190%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $184.49 ↑ +604%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $184.49 ↑ +604%

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Ultrasound hips infant dynamic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $180.90 $111.51 – $391.59
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $610.40 $129.00 – $129.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $610.40 $129.00 – $129.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $421.20 $81.00 – $81.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $421.20 $81.00 – $81.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $304.58 $17.61 – $376.36
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $610.40 $129.00 – $129.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $610.40 $129.00 – $129.00

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