Perq nl/pl lithotrp smpl<2cm 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.

$6,323.17 with Aetna vs $12,754.58 with Sutter Health Plus — 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
Aetna All Commercial Plans $6,323.17
Blue Shield Hmo/Pos $6,972.00
Blue Shield Ppo $7,161.00
Sutter Health Plus All Commercial Plans $12,754.58

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Perq nl/pl lithotrp smpl<2cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,698.43 $797.68 – $21,454.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $8,562.14 $648.52 – $19,604.90
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,579.76 $613.64 – $2,324.56
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,729.83 $648.52 – $25,547.62
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $7,845.75 $648.52 – $39,764.43
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $6,432.56 $648.52 – $13,088.87
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $5,734.00 – $13,017.45
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $648.52 – $11,749.43

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