CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,460

about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,823–$3,417

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,539

About the fair price

about $79 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $2,460 This hospital $2,539 Cash price $2,180 Hospital's list price $8,073

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,091 Priciest $2,539

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $2,460 (about 1.1× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley charges insurers about $2,539, or about $2,180 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tehachapi, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$2,160 - $2,803	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,218 - $3,848	145%
Aetnamajor	$2,308 - $2,593	104%
Cignamajor	$2,356	106%
Health Net	$2,160 - $3,148	98%
Oscar Health	$2,485	112%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$2,160 - $3,241

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,180), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 59400.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59400.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other CA hospitals

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital · Loma Linda $1,091
Oroville Hospital · Oroville $1,118
Mountains Community Hospital · Lake Arrowhead $1,390
Plumas District Hospital · Quincy $1,414
Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $1,436
Corona Regional Medical Center · Corona $1,501
Northbay Medical Center · Fairfield $1,542
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital · Murrieta $1,724

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.