Assay of corticosterone at RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
726 4th St, Marysville, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1720088354
$4.40
Cash price 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.
$20.02
Gross charge 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.
$4.00 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $40.54 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $4.00 | ↓ -9% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $6.59 | ↑ +50% |
| HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS | $11.99 | ↑ +173% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $14.15 | ↑ +222% |
| KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $15.22 | ↑ +246% |
| BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS | $15.42 | ↑ +250% |
| BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS | BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS | $16.02 | ↑ +264% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $16.19 | ↑ +268% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $17.06 | ↑ +288% |
| UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $17.39 | ↑ +295% |
| FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS | $17.52 | ↑ +298% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $17.62 | ↑ +300% |
| INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $18.02 | ↑ +310% |
| BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS | $19.02 | ↑ +332% |
| MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | $19.02 | ↑ +332% |
| CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS | CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS | $20.02 | ↑ +355% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $20.02 | ↑ +355% |
| KAISER MCAL | KAISER MCAL | $20.02 | ↑ +355% |
| PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS | PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS | $20.02 | ↑ +355% |
| CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS | CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS | $20.02 | ↑ +355% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $22.52 | ↑ +412% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS | $22.52 | ↑ +412% |
| KAISER MCR ADV | KAISER MCR ADV | $22.52 | ↑ +412% |
| BLUE CROSS MCR ADV | BLUE CROSS MCR ADV | $22.75 | ↑ +417% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $40.54 | ↑ +821% |
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Assay of corticosterone at other California hospitals
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $58.24 | $21.00 – $21.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $58.24 | $21.00 – $21.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $58.24 | $21.00 – $21.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $58.24 | $21.00 – $21.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $174.72 | $15.00 – $15.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $174.72 | $15.00 – $15.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $58.24 | $21.00 – $21.00 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $20.66 | $4.50 – $33.03 |