Apheresis wbc at Healdsburg Hospital

1375 University Ave, Healdsburg, CA · Providence · · NPI 1295342012

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

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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.

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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.

$2,098.39 with Sutter Health Plus vs $5,198.77 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.

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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
Sutter Health Plus All Commercial Plans $2,098.39
Blue Shield Hmo/Pos $2,335.00
Blue Shield Ppo $2,399.00
Aetna All Commercial Plans $5,198.77

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Apheresis wbc at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,956.98 $2,211.33 – $7,455.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $3,385.86 $1,044.48 – $4,264.96
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $1,396.12 $892.00 – $5,147.50
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana $2,041.20 $1,142.00 – $4,776.00
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City $2,416.24 $126.55 – $7,524.52
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $10,453.10 $1,142.00 – $4,751.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $1,240.76 $606.00 – $3,044.80
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $2,068.06 $1,553.89 – $4,079.00

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