Amiodarone 150 mg/100 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in dextrose, iso-osmotic IV 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

$53.96

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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.

$359.74

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.

$5.57 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $358.00 with VA MEDI-CAL — same scan, same building. Share

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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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $5.57 ↓ -90%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $6.88 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.88 ↓ -87%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $6.88 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $6.88 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $8.47 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $161.10 ↑ +199%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $166.11 ↑ +208%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $168.62 ↑ +212%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $196.90 ↑ +265%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $207.64 ↑ +285%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $214.80 ↑ +298%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $219.49 ↑ +307%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $227.87 ↑ +322%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $250.60 ↑ +364%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $263.63 ↑ +389%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $263.63 ↑ +389%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $268.50 ↑ +398%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $286.40 ↑ +431%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $293.56 ↑ +444%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $304.30 ↑ +464%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $322.20 ↑ +497%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $322.20 ↑ +497%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $358.00 ↑ +563%

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Amiodarone 150 mg/100 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in dextrose, iso-osmotic IV at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $95.87 $2.61 – $2.61
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $68.33 $35.37 – $102.18
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $95.87 $2.61 – $2.61
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $95.87 $2.61 – $2.61
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $89.02 $2.61 – $2.61
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $89.02 $2.61 – $2.61
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $95.87 $2.61 – $2.61
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $95.87 $2.61 – $2.61

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