Ftl cgen abnor four anal at Petaluma Valley Hospital

400 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA · Providence · · NPI 1235162645

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 11, 2026

$247.35

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.

$485.00

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.

$150.43 with Healthnet vs $1,088.89 with Blue Cross — 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 Medicare Managed Care Plan $150.43 ↓ -39%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $153.50 ↓ -38%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $307.00 ↑ +24%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $307.00 ↑ +24%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $731.82 ↑ +196%
Blue Cross Epo Exchange $757.53 ↑ +206%
Blue Cross Nonmcs All Commercial Plans $907.41 ↑ +267%
Blue Cross Mcs All Commercial Plans $1,088.89 ↑ +340%

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Ftl cgen abnor four anal at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $246.84 $30.70 – $449.41
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $247.35 $153.50 – $957.33
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $247.35 $153.50 – $1,809.41
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $247.35 $1,813.64 – $1,813.64
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $247.35 $150.43 – $814.46
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $232.80 $6.91 – $307.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $33.07 $22.10 – $42.50
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $232.80 $6.91 – $307.00

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