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CYTOPATH SMEAR PREP & REPORT
Tehachapi, CA
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Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi’s median price of $120 is 46% above the median hospital's median price ($82), higher than 68% of the 247 hospitals reporting HCPCS D0480. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 11 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60 | $60 | — | — | — | $60 – $60 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange case rate · outpatient | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs- all other plans case rate · outpatient | $69 | $69 | — | — | — | $69 – $69 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $94 | $94 | — | — | — | $94 – $94 |
| 7 | Kaiser kaiser medi-cal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $120 | $120 | — | — | — | $120 – $120 |
| 8 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $120 | $120 | — | — | — | $120 – $120 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield fee schedule · outpatient | $304 | $304 | — | — | — | $304 – $304 |
| 10 | Kaiser kaiser medicare ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $304 | $304 | — | — | — | $304 – $304 |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser ip/op only- all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $523 | $523 | — | — | — | $523 – $523 |
Last updated: May 21, 2026
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