Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img exstng trct at Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka
2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA · Providence · · NPI 1609858950
$5,151.51
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.
$10,101.00
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.
$4,533.71 with Aetna vs $37,308.00 with Aetna — 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 | $4,533.71 | ↓ -12% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $5,835.00 | ↑ +13% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $8,018.00 | ↑ +56% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $9,622.00 | ↑ +87% |
| Healthnet | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $9,858.00 | ↑ +91% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $17,611.00 | ↑ +242% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $19,700.00 | ↑ +282% |
| Aetna | Hmo/Ppo | $37,308.00 | ↑ +624% |
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Plcmnt ureteral stent pq w/img exstng trct at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $3,169.37 | $1,473.48 – $8,044.86 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $6,947.30 | $973.94 – $7,201.04 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $6,454.68 | $973.94 – $7,201.04 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $4,180.43 | $973.94 – $6,008.80 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $4,135.36 | $973.94 – $8,100.66 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $5,451.39 | $5,004.98 – $17,909.00 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $6,206.93 | $973.94 – $8,867.04 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $4,321.74 | $2,238.00 – $11,377.00 |