Ghs IV inf sq injection, on-body injector 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.
$63.10 with Healthnet vs $10,997.00 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 | $63.10 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $64.39 | — |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $10,997.00 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Ghs IV inf sq injection, on-body injector at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $75.34 | $29.50 – $134.16 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $41.48 | $21.19 – $89.27 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $61.29 | $18.46 – $117.81 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | $195.75 | $63.39 – $369.75 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley | $171.68 | $21.99 – $308.70 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $99.01 | $25.10 – $223.04 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | $37.54 | $15.07 – $113.71 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding | $194.19 | $25.52 – $375.34 |