Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka
2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA · Providence · · NPI 1609858950
$76.50
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.
$150.00
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.
$127.76 with Unitedhealthcare vs $749.09 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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| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $127.76 | ↑ +67% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $127.76 | ↑ +67% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $624.24 | ↑ +716% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $749.09 | ↑ +879% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $41.39 | $13.50 – $241.49 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $58.66 | $56.99 – $134.83 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $90.27 | $127.76 – $435.59 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $76.70 | $15.90 – $234.51 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $69.72 | $27.09 – $102.59 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $70.25 | $8.59 – $275.69 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $63.07 | $47.24 – $261.55 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $53.59 | $47.24 – $261.55 |