Anora (draw only) 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

$31.80

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.

$212.00

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.

$11.08 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $209.93 with HEALTHNET-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
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $11.08 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $11.25 ↓ -65%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $11.60 ↓ -64%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.78 ↓ -63%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $11.94 ↓ -62%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.57 ↓ -60%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $13.75 ↓ -57%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $14.29 ↓ -55%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $14.50 ↓ -54%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $15.91 ↓ -50%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $15.94 ↓ -50%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $16.25 ↓ -49%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $17.50 ↓ -45%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $18.75 ↓ -41%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.00 ↓ -37%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.50 ↓ -36%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $21.25 ↓ -33%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $22.50 ↓ -29%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $22.50 ↓ -29%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $25.00 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $83.29 ↑ +162%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $92.55 ↑ +191%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.05 ↑ +249%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $209.93 ↑ +560%

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Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $26.88 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $26.88 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $26.88 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $26.88 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $26.88 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $26.88 not published
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