Biopsy skin incisional single 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

$830.50

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.

$3,775.00

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.

$146.76 with BC MCAL vs $6,228.75 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 $146.76 ↓ -82%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $194.92 ↓ -77%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $194.92 ↓ -77%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $241.70 ↓ -71%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $241.70 ↓ -71%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $755.00 ↓ -9%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $953.79 ↑ +15%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $953.79 ↑ +15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $953.79 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $963.32 ↑ +16%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,716.82 ↑ +107%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,427.33 ↑ +192%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $2,668.93 ↑ +221%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,869.00 ↑ +245%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,906.75 ↑ +250%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $3,020.00 ↑ +264%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,052.09 ↑ +268%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $3,217.43 ↑ +287%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,278.97 ↑ +295%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $3,303.13 ↑ +298%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,322.00 ↑ +300%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,397.50 ↑ +309%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,586.25 ↑ +332%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,586.25 ↑ +332%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $6,228.75 ↑ +650%

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Biopsy skin incisional single lesion at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,657.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $552.37 $164.46 – $1,458.18
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,657.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,657.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,657.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,138.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,138.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,657.60 not published

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