Amiodarone 150 mg/100 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in dextrose, iso-osmotic IV at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1659361392

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$108.46

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.

$199.00

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.

$67.13 with United vs $137.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $67.13 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $100.01 ↓ -8%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $105.49 ↓ -3%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $115.08 ↑ +6%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $119.19 ↑ +10%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $119.19 ↑ +10%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $130.15 ↑ +20%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $134.26 ↑ +24%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $134.26 ↑ +24%
United Commercial|HMO $137.00 ↑ +26%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $137.00 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $137.00 ↑ +26%

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Amiodarone 150 mg/100 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in dextrose, iso-osmotic IV at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $68.33 $35.37 – $102.18
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $150.35 $5.09 – $5.57
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $222.56 $176.85 – $385.14
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $203.84 $106.11 – $385.14
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $77.54 $57.60 – $115.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $76.71 $36.00 – $142.56
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $150.35 $5.19 – $5.57
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $150.35 $5.22 – $6.57

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