Adh-sendout 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

$6.75

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.

$45.00

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.

$15.27 with HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS vs $393.59 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $15.27 ↑ +126%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $19.95 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $20.25 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $20.88 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $21.20 ↑ +214%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $21.49 ↑ +218%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.62 ↑ +235%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $23.85 ↑ +253%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $24.75 ↑ +267%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $28.64 ↑ +324%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $28.69 ↑ +325%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $29.25 ↑ +333%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $31.50 ↑ +367%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $33.75 ↑ +400%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $33.94 ↑ +403%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $33.94 ↑ +403%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.94 ↑ +403%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $33.94 ↑ +403%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $33.94 ↑ +403%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $33.94 ↑ +403%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $36.00 ↑ +433%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $36.90 ↑ +447%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $38.25 ↑ +467%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $38.94 ↑ +477%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $40.50 ↑ +500%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $40.50 ↑ +500%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $61.09 ↑ +805%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $198.85 ↑ +2846%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $295.19 ↑ +4273%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $327.99 ↑ +4759%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $393.59 ↑ +5731%

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Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $273.00 $24.00 – $24.00
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