Tc-99m sulfur colloid at UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL
275 Hospital Dr, Ukiah, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1235120676
$783.00
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.
$3,915.00
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.
$245.04 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $3,915.00 with KAISER MEDI-CAL — 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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| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $245.04 | ↓ -69% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | $272.27 | ↓ -65% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS | $326.72 | ↓ -58% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,491.62 | ↑ +91% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $1,511.19 | ↑ +93% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $2,006.30 | ↑ +156% |
| WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | $2,035.80 | ↑ +160% |
| UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 | UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 | $2,045.69 | ↑ +161% |
| UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $2,045.69 | ↑ +161% |
| HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | $2,239.38 | ↑ +186% |
| MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS | MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS | $2,544.75 | ↑ +225% |
| FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS | FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS | $2,936.25 | ↑ +275% |
| CIGNA-ALL PLANS | CIGNA-ALL PLANS | $3,053.70 | ↑ +290% |
| PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | $3,132.00 | ↑ +300% |
| NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS | $3,132.00 | ↑ +300% |
| KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,132.00 | ↑ +300% |
| INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $3,210.30 | ↑ +310% |
| BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | $3,327.75 | ↑ +325% |
| CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS | CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS | $3,327.75 | ↑ +325% |
| HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $3,327.75 | ↑ +325% |
| THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | $3,523.50 | ↑ +350% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $3,915.00 | ↑ +400% |
| KAISER MEDI-CAL | KAISER MEDI-CAL | $3,915.00 | ↑ +400% |
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Tc-99m sulfur colloid at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $139.73 | $64.39 – $248.82 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $204.92 | $70.22 – $285.18 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $212.29 | $42.56 – $486.08 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $513.49 | $42.56 – $643.86 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $153.67 | $42.56 – $376.00 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $131.71 | $42.56 – $153.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $130.29 | $42.56 – $153.00 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $245.20 | $32.13 – $900.49 |