Myelography via inj w/s&i lumbosacral 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

$1,921.48

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.

$8,734.00

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.

$200.60 with BC MCAL vs $5,684.25 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 $200.60 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $689.00 ↓ -64%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,011.66 ↓ -47%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,011.66 ↓ -47%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,011.66 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $1,021.78 ↓ -47%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,820.99 ↓ -5%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,215.14 ↑ +15%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $2,435.62 ↑ +27%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,618.20 ↑ +36%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,652.65 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $2,756.00 ↑ +43%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,785.28 ↑ +45%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $2,936.17 ↑ +53%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,992.33 ↑ +56%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $3,014.38 ↑ +57%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,031.60 ↑ +58%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,100.50 ↑ +61%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,272.75 ↑ +70%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,272.75 ↑ +70%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $5,684.25 ↑ +196%

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Myelography via inj w/s&i lumbosacral at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,545.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $962.29 $593.19 – $1,859.28
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,545.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,545.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,545.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,794.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,794.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,545.60 not published

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