Insert cath pleura without image 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

$1,252.02

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.

$5,691.00

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.

$92.33 with KAISER MCAL vs $4,457.50 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
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $92.33 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $92.33 ↓ -93%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $99.72 ↓ -92%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $114.49 ↓ -91%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $114.49 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $320.00 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,028.80 ↓ -18%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,131.20 ↓ -10%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,216.00 ↓ -3%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,232.00 ↓ -2%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $1,280.00 ↑ +2%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,293.60 ↑ +3%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,363.68 ↑ +9%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,389.76 ↑ +11%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $1,400.00 ↑ +12%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,408.00 ↑ +12%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,440.00 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,520.00 ↑ +21%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,520.00 ↑ +21%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,476.39 ↑ +98%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $2,476.39 ↑ +98%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $2,476.39 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $2,501.15 ↑ +100%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $2,640.00 ↑ +111%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $4,457.50 ↑ +256%

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Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,836.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,836.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,960.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,960.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,836.80 not published

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