Gamunex-c/gammaked at Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka

2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA · Providence · · NPI 1609858950

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$6,349.04

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.

$12,449.10

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.

$49.73 with Aetna vs $103.95 with Unitedhealthcare — 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
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $49.73 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans $77.40 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans $77.40 ↓ -99%
Aetna Hmo/Ppo $96.06 ↓ -98%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $103.95 ↓ -98%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $103.95 ↓ -98%

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Gamunex-c/gammaked at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,118.16 $20.62 – $900.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,195.43 $48.73 – $103.95
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $16,050.00 $52.23 – $1,136.80
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $14,700.00 $48.35 – $5,684.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,425.45 $45.08 – $1,847.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $6,772.62 $61.03 – $364.98
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,349.04 $49.73 – $103.95
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $3,195.43 $77.59 – $96.06

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