Cell marker study at Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka
2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA · Providence · · NPI 1609858950
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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.
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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.
$67.02 with Aetna vs $167.76 with Blue Cross — 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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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $67.02 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $98.94 | — |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $98.94 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $139.80 | — |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $167.76 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Cell marker study at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $41.61 | $25.65 – $293.82 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $38.52 | $45.00 – $285.33 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $35.28 | $24.30 – $335.43 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $62.83 | $19.38 – $80.75 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $48.27 | $59.71 – $991.60 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $86.77 | $26.82 – $403.83 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | $50.87 | $58.95 – $87.98 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $37.09 | $43.81 – $385.52 |