Blood split unit 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

$104.52

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.

$696.80

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.

$155.84 with UHC MCR ADV vs $426.60 with THREE RIVERS-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 MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +49%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +49%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $155.84 ↑ +49%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $155.84 ↑ +49%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $210.12 ↑ +101%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $213.30 ↑ +104%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $214.01 ↑ +105%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $219.94 ↑ +110%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $223.25 ↑ +114%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $226.34 ↑ +117%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $238.23 ↑ +128%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $246.48 ↑ +136%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $260.70 ↑ +149%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $274.92 ↑ +163%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $280.51 ↑ +168%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $290.61 ↑ +178%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $301.70 ↑ +189%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $302.18 ↑ +189%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $308.10 ↑ +195%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $314.17 ↑ +201%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $331.80 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $349.05 ↑ +234%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $349.05 ↑ +234%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $355.50 ↑ +240%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $379.20 ↑ +263%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $388.68 ↑ +272%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $402.90 ↑ +285%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $426.60 ↑ +308%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $426.60 ↑ +308%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $304.64 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $304.64 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $98.99 $61.02 – $349.02
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $304.64 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $304.64 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $304.64 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $282.88 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $282.88 not published

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