Artery x-rays lung 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

$1,933.05

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.

$12,887.00

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.

$9.59 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS vs $11,598.30 with GALAXY NETWORK-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
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $9.59 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.59 ↓ -100%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $63.70 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $63.70 ↓ -97%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $63.70 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $63.70 ↓ -97%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $70.07 ↓ -96%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $76.44 ↓ -96%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $76.44 ↓ -96%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $76.83 ↓ -96%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $94.28 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $98.06 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $103.63 ↓ -95%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $119.03 ↓ -94%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $140.25 ↓ -93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $183.58 ↓ -91%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $183.58 ↓ -91%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $183.58 ↓ -91%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $183.58 ↓ -91%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $193.92 ↓ -90%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $216.75 ↓ -89%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $229.50 ↓ -88%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $241.78 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $505.40 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,106.15 ↑ +61%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,194.60 ↑ +117%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4,194.60 ↑ +117%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $5,799.15 ↑ +200%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $8,202.58 ↑ +324%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $9,020.90 ↑ +367%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $9,665.25 ↑ +400%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $11,598.30 ↑ +500%

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Artery x-rays lung at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,562.74 $258.31 – $13,858.31
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8,853.60 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $7,056.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $7,056.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00

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