Arthrodesis/combine app/ea add 22634 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

$255.60

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.

$1,704.00

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.

$127.60 with PHCS-ALL PLANS vs $1,216.57 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS — 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
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $127.60 ↓ -50%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $197.20 ↓ -23%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $208.80 ↓ -18%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $232.00 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $434.19 ↑ +70%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $434.19 ↑ +70%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $434.19 ↑ +70%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $434.19 ↑ +70%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $477.61 ↑ +87%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $521.03 ↑ +104%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $521.03 ↑ +104%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $589.34 ↑ +131%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $620.89 ↑ +143%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $656.43 ↑ +157%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $656.43 ↑ +157%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $656.43 ↑ +157%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $656.43 ↑ +157%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $693.44 ↑ +171%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $730.95 ↑ +186%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $772.46 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,216.57 ↑ +376%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,216.57 ↑ +376%

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Arthrodesis/combine app/ea add 22634 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $6,165.60 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,165.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,165.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,165.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,165.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,165.60 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $6,165.60 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $6,165.60 not published

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