MRI chest w IV cont 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

$2,798.40

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.

$12,720.00

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.

$72.73 with BC MCAL vs $7,920.00 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 $72.73 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $598.40 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $598.40 ↓ -79%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $742.02 ↓ -73%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $742.02 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $960.00 ↓ -66%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,011.66 ↓ -64%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,011.66 ↓ -64%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,011.66 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $1,021.78 ↓ -63%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,657.00 ↓ -41%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,820.99 ↓ -35%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,086.40 ↑ +10%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $3,393.60 ↑ +21%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,648.00 ↑ +30%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $3,840.00 ↑ +37%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,880.80 ↑ +39%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $4,091.04 ↑ +46%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,169.28 ↑ +49%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $4,200.00 ↑ +50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $4,224.00 ↑ +51%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,320.00 ↑ +54%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,560.00 ↑ +63%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,560.00 ↑ +63%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $7,920.00 ↑ +183%

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MRI chest w IV cont at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5,824.00 $1,054.00 – $1,054.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,777.41 $566.02 – $3,165.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5,824.00 $1,054.00 – $1,054.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,824.00 $1,054.00 – $1,054.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,824.00 $1,054.00 – $1,054.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,340.00 $718.00 – $718.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,340.00 $718.00 – $718.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $5,824.00 $1,054.00 – $1,054.00

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