Pregnancy Ultrasound (complete, after first trimester) 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

$518.04

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.

$1,439.00

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.

$82.11 with KAISER MCR ADV vs $685.63 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $82.11 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $82.11 ↓ -84%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD- ALL PLANS $82.11 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $85.39 ↓ -84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $90.32 ↓ -83%
BC MANAGED MCAL BC MANAGED MCAL $135.29 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $135.29 ↓ -74%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $164.22 ↓ -68%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $292.16 ↓ -44%
WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS- ALL PLANS $293.25 ↓ -43%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $300.29 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $300.29 ↓ -42%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $309.79 ↓ -40%
FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH- ALL PLANS $312.80 ↓ -40%
HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL PLANS $320.62 ↓ -38%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $326.09 ↓ -37%
PHCS- ALL PLANS PHCS- ALL PLANS $332.35 ↓ -36%
FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS FOUNDATION- ALL PLANS $332.35 ↓ -36%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK- ALL PLANS $332.35 ↓ -36%
HUMANA- ALL PLANS HUMANA- ALL PLANS $332.35 ↓ -36%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $351.90 ↓ -32%
KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER- ALL OTHER PLANS $351.90 ↓ -32%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $351.90 ↓ -32%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK- ALL PLANS $351.90 ↓ -32%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $514.23 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $571.37 ↑ +10%
PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP MCAL - ALL PLANS $645.15 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $685.63 ↑ +32%

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Pregnancy Ultrasound (complete, after first trimester) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $946.40 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $964.92 $135.12 – $1,718.34
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $946.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $946.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $946.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $728.00 $99.00 – $99.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $728.00 $99.00 – $99.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $946.40 $142.00 – $142.00

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