Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection at ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE
869 N Cherry St, Tulare, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1801366711
$40.50
Cash price 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.
$213.17
Gross charge 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.
$22.87 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $94.80 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $22.87 | ↓ -44% |
| BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | $31.63 | ↓ -22% |
| NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | NETWORK BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | $32.57 | ↓ -20% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $32.93 | ↓ -19% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $33.51 | ↓ -17% |
| WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS | $34.01 | ↓ -16% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $36.60 | ↓ -10% |
| HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | HS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $48.49 | ↑ +20% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $49.80 | ↑ +23% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $52.42 | ↑ +29% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $61.51 | ↑ +52% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $72.37 | ↑ +79% |
| DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | DIGNITY MCAL OP ONLY | $79.61 | ↑ +97% |
| INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | INDEPENDENCE OP ONLY - ALL PLANS | $79.61 | ↑ +97% |
| CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | CCIPA MEDI-CAL - ALL PLANS | $94.08 | ↑ +132% |
| HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL | $94.80 | ↑ +134% |
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Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $374.08 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $374.08 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $374.08 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $374.08 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $347.36 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $347.36 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $374.08 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| Panorama Medical Center | PANORAMA CITY | $347.36 | $0.03 – $0.03 |