Pretreat rbc w chem/drugs reference 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

$41.26

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.

$187.54

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.

$5.36 with BC MCAL vs $165.63 with BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER 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 $5.36 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $24.79 ↓ -40%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $24.79 ↓ -40%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $24.79 ↓ -40%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $30.74 ↓ -25%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $30.74 ↓ -25%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $34.87 ↓ -15%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $76.13 ↑ +85%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $76.13 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $76.13 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $76.89 ↑ +86%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $104.44 ↑ +153%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $123.27 ↑ +199%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $132.51 ↑ +221%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.25 ↑ +225%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $137.04 ↑ +232%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $139.48 ↑ +238%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $140.96 ↑ +242%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $148.60 ↑ +260%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $151.44 ↑ +267%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $152.56 ↑ +270%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $153.43 ↑ +272%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $156.92 ↑ +280%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $165.63 ↑ +301%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $165.63 ↑ +301%

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Pretreat rbc w chem/drugs reference at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $162.40 $64.00 – $64.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $91.98 $37.50 – $123.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $162.40 $64.00 – $64.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $162.40 $64.00 – $64.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $162.40 $64.00 – $64.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $162.40 $64.00 – $64.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $69.20 $11.88 – $97.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $162.40 $64.00 – $64.00

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