Blood typing abo 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

$15.60

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.

$104.00

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.

$0.75 with HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS vs $34.45 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $0.75 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $2.99 ↓ -81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2.99 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $2.99 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $2.99 ↓ -81%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $2.99 ↓ -81%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.99 ↓ -81%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $3.41 ↓ -78%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5.38 ↓ -66%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $11.08 ↓ -29%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $11.25 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $11.60 ↓ -26%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.78 ↓ -24%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $11.94 ↓ -23%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.57 ↓ -19%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $13.25 ↓ -15%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $13.75 ↓ -12%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $15.91 ↑ +2%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $15.94 ↑ +2%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $16.25 ↑ +4%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $17.49 ↑ +12%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $17.50 ↑ +12%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $18.75 ↑ +20%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.00 ↑ +28%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.50 ↑ +31%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $21.25 ↑ +36%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $22.50 ↑ +44%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $22.50 ↑ +44%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $25.84 ↑ +66%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $28.71 ↑ +84%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.45 ↑ +121%

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