Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at Petaluma Valley Hospital
400 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA · Providence · · NPI 1235162645
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$290.98 with Healthnet vs $296.92 with Aetna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Healthnet | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $290.98 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $296.92 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $305.73 | $116.37 – $702.96 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $811.75 | $76.92 – $1,750.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $803.00 | $76.92 – $1,728.52 |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center | Stockton | $921.03 | $161.30 – $1,290.40 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $1,019.70 | $76.92 – $1,980.00 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $602.92 | $76.92 – $3,827.00 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $401.19 | $69.23 – $933.00 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $458.65 | $76.92 – $7,832.00 |