Chest CT scan (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

$2,215.62

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.

$10,071.00

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.

$117.83 with BC MCAL vs $11,304.15 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 $117.83 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $226.36 ↓ -90%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $226.36 ↓ -90%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $226.36 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $228.62 ↓ -90%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $297.64 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $297.64 ↓ -87%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $369.07 ↓ -83%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $369.07 ↓ -83%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $407.44 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,370.20 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,657.00 ↓ -25%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,405.19 ↑ +99%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $4,843.66 ↑ +119%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $5,206.76 ↑ +135%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $5,480.80 ↑ +147%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $5,539.03 ↑ +150%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $5,839.11 ↑ +164%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $5,950.78 ↑ +169%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $5,994.63 ↑ +171%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $6,028.88 ↑ +172%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $6,165.90 ↑ +178%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $6,508.45 ↑ +194%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $6,508.45 ↑ +194%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $11,304.15 ↑ +410%

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Chest CT scan (with contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,763.20 $244.00 – $244.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,775.22 $226.19 – $3,161.34
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,763.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,763.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,763.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,340.00 $161.00 – $161.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,340.00 $161.00 – $161.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,763.20 $244.00 – $244.00

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