Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination 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

$196.90

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.

$895.00

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.

$66.00 with HEALTHNET MCAL vs $832.65 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 MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $66.00 ↓ -66%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $108.62 ↓ -45%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $125.71 ↓ -36%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $125.71 ↓ -36%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $125.71 ↓ -36%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $155.88 ↓ -21%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $155.88 ↓ -21%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $197.67 ↑ +0%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $233.31 ↑ +18%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $250.80 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $254.10 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $264.00 ↑ +34%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $266.81 ↑ +36%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $281.26 ↑ +43%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $286.64 ↑ +46%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $288.75 ↑ +47%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $290.40 ↑ +47%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $297.00 ↑ +51%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $313.50 ↑ +59%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $313.50 ↑ +59%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $462.58 ↑ +135%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $462.58 ↑ +135%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $462.58 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $467.21 ↑ +137%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $832.65 ↑ +323%

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Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $789.60 $383.00 – $383.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $222.51 $137.16 – $813.52
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $789.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $789.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $789.60 $383.00 – $383.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $748.80 $403.00 – $403.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $748.80 $403.00 – $403.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $789.60 $383.00 – $383.00

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