Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion 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

$1,043.24

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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.

$4,742.00

Gross charge

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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.

$120.63 with BC MCAL vs $4,605.15 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 $120.63 ↓ -88%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $160.21 ↓ -85%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $160.21 ↓ -85%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $198.66 ↓ -81%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $198.66 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $558.20 ↓ -46%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $913.86 ↓ -12%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $913.86 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $923.00 ↓ -12%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,644.94 ↑ +58%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,794.61 ↑ +72%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,973.24 ↑ +89%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,121.16 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,149.07 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $2,232.80 ↑ +114%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $2,378.77 ↑ +128%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $2,442.13 ↑ +134%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $2,456.08 ↑ +135%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,511.90 ↑ +141%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,651.45 ↑ +154%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,651.45 ↑ +154%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $4,605.15 ↑ +341%

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,167.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $969.30 $168.98 – $1,726.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,167.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,167.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,167.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,773.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,773.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,167.20 not published

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