Annual Physical, New Patient (age 18-39) 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

$44.70

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.

$298.00

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.

$80.24 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $298.00 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 $80.24 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $81.45 ↑ +82%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $83.98 ↑ +88%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $85.25 ↑ +91%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $86.43 ↑ +93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.97 ↑ +104%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $94.12 ↑ +111%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $99.55 ↑ +123%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $104.98 ↑ +135%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $110.97 ↑ +148%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $115.21 ↑ +158%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $115.39 ↑ +158%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $117.65 ↑ +163%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $119.97 ↑ +168%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $120.69 ↑ +170%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $126.70 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $133.29 ↑ +198%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $133.29 ↑ +198%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $135.75 ↑ +204%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $148.42 ↑ +232%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $153.85 ↑ +244%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $162.90 ↑ +264%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $162.90 ↑ +264%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $181.00 ↑ +305%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $208.60 ↑ +367%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $298.00 ↑ +567%

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Annual Physical, New Patient (age 18-39) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $160.14 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $109.65 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $180.77 $114.10 – $347.49
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $183.61 $49.50 – $570.50
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $67.49 $51.75 – $482.64
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $48.83 $2.81 – $675.81
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $45.41 $105.01 – $401.52
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $35.85 $75.38 – $336.99

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