Assay of tyrosine 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

$2.04

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.

$9.25

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.

$1.85 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $19.13 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.

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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
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1.85 ↓ -9%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $2.46 ↑ +21%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.54 ↑ +172%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $6.54 ↑ +221%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $7.03 ↑ +245%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $7.12 ↑ +249%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $7.40 ↑ +263%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $7.48 ↑ +267%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $7.88 ↑ +286%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $8.03 ↑ +294%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $8.09 ↑ +297%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $8.14 ↑ +299%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $8.33 ↑ +308%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $8.79 ↑ +331%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $8.79 ↑ +331%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $9.25 ↑ +353%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $9.25 ↑ +353%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $9.25 ↑ +353%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $9.25 ↑ +353%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $9.25 ↑ +353%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $10.63 ↑ +421%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $10.63 ↑ +421%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $10.63 ↑ +421%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $10.74 ↑ +426%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $19.13 ↑ +838%

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Assay of tyrosine at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $53.76 $10.00 – $10.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $53.76 $10.00 – $10.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $53.76 $10.00 – $10.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $53.76 $10.00 – $10.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $92.56 $7.00 – $7.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $92.56 $7.00 – $7.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $53.76 $10.00 – $10.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $31.30 $2.13 – $48.50

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