Abdominal MRI (with 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

$2,763.42

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.

$12,561.00

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.

$58.17 with BC MCAL vs $11,302.50 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 $58.17 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $450.23 ↓ -84%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $450.23 ↓ -84%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $450.23 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $454.73 ↓ -84%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $594.79 ↓ -78%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $594.79 ↓ -78%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $737.54 ↓ -73%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $737.54 ↓ -73%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $810.41 ↓ -71%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,370.00 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,657.00 ↓ -40%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,404.55 ↑ +59%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $4,842.95 ↑ +75%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $5,206.00 ↑ +88%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $5,480.00 ↑ +98%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $5,538.23 ↑ +100%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $5,838.26 ↑ +111%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $5,949.91 ↑ +115%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $5,993.75 ↑ +117%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $6,028.00 ↑ +118%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $6,165.00 ↑ +123%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $6,507.50 ↑ +135%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $6,507.50 ↑ +135%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $11,302.50 ↑ +309%

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,430.47 $452.69 – $4,328.22
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,276.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,276.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $2,835.60 $71.43 – $3,957.60
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00

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