Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

726 4th St, Marysville, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1720088354

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 6, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,431.88

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.

$11,054.00

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.

$117.83 with BC MCAL vs $8,662.50 with PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS — 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $117.83 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $226.36 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $226.36 ↓ -91%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $226.36 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $228.62 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $340.87 ↓ -86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $340.87 ↓ -86%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $407.44 ↓ -83%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $422.68 ↓ -83%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $422.68 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,050.00 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,657.00 ↓ -32%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,375.75 ↑ +39%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $3,711.75 ↑ +53%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,990.00 ↑ +64%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $4,200.00 ↑ +73%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4,244.63 ↑ +75%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $4,474.58 ↑ +84%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,560.15 ↑ +88%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $4,593.75 ↑ +89%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $4,620.00 ↑ +90%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,725.00 ↑ +94%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,987.50 ↑ +105%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,987.50 ↑ +105%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $8,662.50 ↑ +256%

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Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,833.60 $393.00 – $393.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,410.80 $226.19 – $2,512.38
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,833.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,833.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,833.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,496.00 $257.00 – $257.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,496.00 $257.00 – $257.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,833.60 $393.00 – $393.00

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