Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain computer-assisted 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

$409.02

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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.

$802.00

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.

$483.05 with Healthnet vs $777.49 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 $483.05 ↑ +18%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $492.90 ↑ +21%
Aetna All Commercial Plans $511.25 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Epo Exchange $540.89 ↑ +32%
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $566.82 ↑ +39%
Unitedhealthcare Select/Navigate Hmo $566.82 ↑ +39%
Blue Cross Nonmcs All Commercial Plans $647.91 ↑ +58%
Blue Cross Mcs All Commercial Plans $777.49 ↑ +90%

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Morphometric analysis tumor ihc qn/sq per specimen each single antibody stain computer-assisted at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $32.85 $20.25 – $208.43
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $321.56 $71.94 – $739.14
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $47.08 $41.00 – $202.40
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $52.17 $20.27 – $78.32
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $43.12 $22.14 – $237.94
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $45.77 $37.50 – $225.74
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $45.27 $37.50 – $225.74
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $62.53 $8.20 – $65.60

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