Removal embedded foreign body vestibule mouth smpl at Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka
2700 Dolbeer St, Eureka, CA · Providence · · NPI 1609858950
$1,869.66
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.
$3,666.00
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.
$1,166.53 with Aetna vs $9,622.00 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 | $1,166.53 | ↓ -38% |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $1,802.00 | ↓ -4% |
| Healthnet | Hmo/Pos/Ppo | $6,127.00 | ↑ +228% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $7,327.00 | ↑ +292% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Non-Mcs (Ind1, Ncx3) All Commercial Plans | $8,018.00 | ↑ +329% |
| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $8,197.00 | ↑ +338% |
| Blue Cross | Anthem Mcs (Indx) All Commercial Plans | $9,622.00 | ↑ +415% |
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Removal embedded foreign body vestibule mouth smpl at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,671.27 | $593.00 – $4,657.00 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $1,858.44 | $1,287.79 – $7,455.00 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $1,014.39 | $721.00 – $1,222.02 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $1,104.15 | $1,847.00 – $8,222.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $1,067.94 | $691.00 – $4,737.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | $710.40 | $991.55 – $3,281.00 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana | $387.80 | $203.00 – $2,606.00 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $602.00 | $202.00 – $2,654.00 |