X-ray skull < 4 views 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

$300.74

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.

$1,367.00

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.

$13.28 with BC MCAL vs $1,648.35 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 $13.28 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $37.27 ↓ -88%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $37.27 ↓ -88%
CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS CA HEALTH AND WELLNESS- ALL PLANS $46.21 ↓ -85%
CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS CELTIC MCAID-ALL PLANS $46.21 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $134.92 ↓ -55%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $134.92 ↓ -55%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $134.92 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS MCR ADV BLUE CROSS MCR ADV $136.27 ↓ -55%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $199.80 ↓ -34%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $242.85 ↓ -19%
HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET COMM-ALL OTHER PLANS $642.36 ↑ +114%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $706.29 ↑ +135%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $759.24 ↑ +152%
BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS-ALL OTHER PLANS $769.23 ↑ +156%
BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS BLUE SHIELD UC CARE MEMBERS $799.20 ↑ +166%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $807.69 ↑ +169%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $851.45 ↑ +183%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $867.73 ↑ +189%
FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH-ALL PLANS $874.13 ↑ +191%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $879.12 ↑ +192%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $899.10 ↑ +199%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $949.05 ↑ +216%
BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD-ALL OTHER PLANS $949.05 ↑ +216%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL -ALL PLANS $1,648.35 ↑ +448%

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X-ray skull < 4 views at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $683.20 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $289.96 $56.38 – $527.07
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $683.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $683.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $683.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $353.60 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $353.60 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $683.20 $142.00 – $142.00

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