Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL

15630 18th Ave, Clearlake, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1124018031

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$265.32

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.

$737.00

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.

$65.73 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS vs $516.45 with PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL 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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $65.73 ↓ -75%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $65.73 ↓ -75%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $65.73 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $68.36 ↓ -74%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $72.30 ↓ -73%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $131.46 ↓ -50%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $233.87 ↓ -12%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $234.75 ↓ -12%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $240.38 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $240.38 ↓ -9%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $247.99 ↓ -7%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $250.40 ↓ -6%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $256.66 ↓ -3%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $261.04 ↓ -2%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $266.05 ↑ +0%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $266.05 ↑ +0%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $266.05 ↑ +0%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $266.05 ↑ +0%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $281.70 ↑ +6%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $281.70 ↑ +6%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $281.70 ↑ +6%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $281.70 ↑ +6%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $313.00 ↑ +18%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $313.00 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $349.79 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $388.65 ↑ +46%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $466.38 ↑ +76%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $516.45 ↑ +95%

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $371.43 $135.12 – $661.44
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $655.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $655.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00

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