Biopsy abdominal mass at Healdsburg Hospital
1375 University Ave, Healdsburg, CA · Providence · · NPI 1295342012
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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.
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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.
$2,225.27 with Sutter Health Plus vs $3,982.87 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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| Sutter Health Plus | All Commercial Plans | $2,225.27 | — |
| Blue Shield | Hmo/Pos | $2,335.00 | — |
| Blue Shield | Ppo | $2,399.00 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $3,982.87 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Biopsy abdominal mass at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $833.52 | $352.59 – $3,763.88 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $2,163.12 | $286.66 – $3,120.32 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $2,021.31 | $286.66 – $1,300.46 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $1,842.40 | $286.66 – $3,317.30 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $1,941.45 | $286.66 – $4,186.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $1,920.52 | $286.66 – $4,134.07 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $4,687.92 | $2,345.04 – $9,858.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $5,381.01 | $2,124.23 – $9,858.00 |