Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at ST HELENA HOSPITAL

10 Woodland Rd Saint Helena CA 94574|525 Oregon St, Vallejo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1720078082

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 15, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$363.45

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.

$2,423.00

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.

$4.32 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,044.90 with GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS — 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
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.32 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4.32 ↓ -99%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $30.35 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $30.35 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $30.35 ↓ -92%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $30.35 ↓ -92%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.39 ↓ -91%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $35.90 ↓ -90%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $36.42 ↓ -90%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $36.42 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $44.92 ↓ -88%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $44.99 ↓ -88%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $47.55 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $60.74 ↓ -83%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $66.00 ↓ -82%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $87.13 ↓ -76%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $102.00 ↓ -72%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $108.00 ↓ -70%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $117.07 ↓ -68%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $117.07 ↓ -68%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $117.07 ↓ -68%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $117.07 ↓ -68%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $122.58 ↓ -66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $138.89 ↓ -62%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.89 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $352.70 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $522.45 ↑ +44%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $711.81 ↑ +96%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $738.98 ↑ +103%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $812.70 ↑ +124%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $870.75 ↑ +140%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $1,044.90 ↑ +187%

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Abdominal Ultrasound (limited) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $828.80 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $555.39 $131.82 – $989.04
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $828.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $828.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $894.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $894.40 $96.00 – $96.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $814.83 $21.27 – $1,006.86
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $828.80 $142.00 – $142.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →