Debridement bone <= 20 sq cm at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital

2550 Sister Mary Columba Dr, Red Bluff, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1083732853

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$2,494.27

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.

$4,271.00

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.

$415.43 with BCBS - Anthem vs $4,185.58 with Health Net — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $415.43 ↓ -83%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $725.39 ↓ -71%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $1,249.19 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $2,135.50 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,391.76 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2,648.02 ↑ +6%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,989.70 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,989.70 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,989.70 ↑ +20%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $3,117.83 ↑ +25%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $3,117.83 ↑ +25%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,117.83 ↑ +25%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,843.90 ↑ +54%
United Commercial|HMO $3,972.03 ↑ +59%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $4,185.58 ↑ +68%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,185.58 ↑ +68%
Health Net Commercial|All Plans $4,185.58 ↑ +68%

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Debridement bone <= 20 sq cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,056.33 $226.00 – $3,763.88
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,014.10 $2,225.71 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,248.29 $232.41 – $5,147.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $309.69 $120.30 – $455.70
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,059.18 $232.41 – $5,147.94
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,714.40 $232.41 – $3,696.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,695.91 $232.41 – $3,650.59
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $3,404.25 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00

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