In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at Petaluma Valley Hospital
400 N Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA · Providence · · NPI 1235162645
$129.03
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.
$253.00
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.
$208.60 with Unitedhealthcare vs $768.48 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.
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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| Unitedhealthcare | All Commercial Plans | $208.60 | ↑ +62% |
| Unitedhealthcare | Select/Navigate Hmo | $208.60 | ↑ +62% |
| Aetna | All Commercial Plans | $375.59 | ↑ +191% |
| Blue Cross | Epo Exchange | $534.62 | ↑ +314% |
| Blue Cross | Nonmcs All Commercial Plans | $640.40 | ↑ +396% |
| Blue Cross | Mcs All Commercial Plans | $768.48 | ↑ +496% |
Visitor-reported prices
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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $48.18 | $29.70 – $280.96 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $168.80 | $53.30 – $144.51 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $107.00 | $60.00 – $272.84 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $67.94 | $26.39 – $99.96 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $98.00 | $32.40 – $320.75 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $66.78 | $55.00 – $304.30 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $66.06 | $55.00 – $304.30 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $163.71 | $208.60 – $675.63 |