Application clubfoot cast at Oakland Medical Center

275 W MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA · Kaiserpermanente · · NPI 1427123132

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$683.20

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.

$1,220.00

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.

$191.00 with [kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] vs $597.00 with [kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] — 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
[kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] [medicaid] $191.00 ↓ -72%
[kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] [medicaid] $191.00 ↓ -72%
[kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] [medicare] $200.00 ↓ -71%
[kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] [medicare] $200.00 ↓ -71%
[kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] [commercial] $597.00 ↓ -13%
[kaiser foundation health plan, inc.] [commercial] $597.00 ↓ -13%

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Application clubfoot cast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $683.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $683.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $447.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $447.20 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $683.20 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $683.20 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $295.29 $218.99 – $1,687.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $328.44 $230.73 – $6,200.00

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