Aco cmplx chron care addl 20 min 99489aco 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

$16.50

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.

$110.00

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.

$29.70 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $110.00 with 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.

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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
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $29.70 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $30.15 ↑ +83%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $31.09 ↑ +88%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $31.54 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $31.56 ↑ +91%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $31.99 ↑ +94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.26 ↑ +102%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $33.26 ↑ +102%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $34.84 ↑ +111%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $36.85 ↑ +123%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $38.86 ↑ +136%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $41.08 ↑ +149%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $42.65 ↑ +158%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $43.55 ↑ +164%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $44.41 ↑ +169%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $46.90 ↑ +184%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $47.26 ↑ +186%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $47.26 ↑ +186%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.26 ↑ +186%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $47.26 ↑ +186%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $47.26 ↑ +186%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $47.26 ↑ +186%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.34 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $49.34 ↑ +199%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $50.25 ↑ +205%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $51.99 ↑ +215%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $54.94 ↑ +233%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $56.95 ↑ +245%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $60.30 ↑ +265%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $60.30 ↑ +265%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $67.00 ↑ +306%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $110.00 ↑ +567%

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Aco cmplx chron care addl 20 min 99489aco at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $77.28 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $77.28 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $77.28 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $77.28 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $77.28 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $77.28 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $34.96 $0.73 – $240.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO $77.28 not published

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