Abdominal CT scan (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

$1,999.58

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.

$9,089.00

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.

$108.15 with BC MCAL vs $5,804.70 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 $108.15 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $134.92 ↓ -93%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $134.92 ↓ -93%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $134.92 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $136.27 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $208.42 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $208.42 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $242.85 ↓ -88%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $258.44 ↓ -87%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $258.44 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $703.60 ↓ -65%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,657.00 ↓ -17%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,262.07 ↑ +13%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $2,487.23 ↑ +24%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,673.68 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $2,814.40 ↑ +41%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,844.30 ↑ +42%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $2,998.39 ↑ +50%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,055.73 ↑ +53%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $3,078.25 ↑ +54%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,095.84 ↑ +55%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,166.20 ↑ +58%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,342.10 ↑ +67%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,342.10 ↑ +67%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $5,804.70 ↑ +190%

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Abdominal CT scan (without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,312.25 $135.12 – $2,336.88
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,206.40 $177.00 – $177.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,206.40 $177.00 – $177.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,872.00 $116.00 – $116.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,872.00 $116.00 – $116.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,511.26 $21.27 – $2,576.32
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $2,206.40 $177.00 – $177.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $2,206.40 $177.00 – $177.00

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