Bx spinal cord pq ndl 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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Bx spinal cord pq ndl at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $2,665.26 | $2,124.23 – $9,858.00 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $2,642.82 | $2,238.00 – $4,737.00 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | $1,151.88 | $427.22 – $3,367.25 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $2,481.50 | $1,142.00 – $3,929.83 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills | $2,481.50 | $1,142.00 – $7,309.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $525.48 – $3,763.88 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $1,921.00 – $4,657.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | not published | $427.22 – $2,058.68 |