Mayo vasoactive intestinal peptide 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

$17.60

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.

$80.00

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.

$21.16 with HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS vs $63.59 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 COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $21.16 ↑ +20%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $24.98 ↑ +42%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $26.85 ↑ +53%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $27.20 ↑ +55%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $28.26 ↑ +61%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $28.56 ↑ +62%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $30.11 ↑ +71%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.69 ↑ +74%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $30.91 ↑ +76%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $31.09 ↑ +77%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $31.80 ↑ +81%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $33.56 ↑ +91%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $33.56 ↑ +91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $35.33 ↑ +101%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $35.33 ↑ +101%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $35.33 ↑ +101%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $35.33 ↑ +101%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $35.33 ↑ +101%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $35.33 ↑ +101%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $35.33 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $35.68 ↑ +103%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $43.81 ↑ +149%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $43.81 ↑ +149%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $63.59 ↑ +261%

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Mayo vasoactive intestinal peptide at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $61.60 $32.00 – $32.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $61.60 $32.00 – $32.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $61.60 $32.00 – $32.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $61.60 $32.00 – $32.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $262.08 $24.00 – $24.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $262.08 $24.00 – $24.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $61.60 $32.00 – $32.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $68.86 $7.07 – $106.70

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