Brach/thor cath 2nd 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

$1,424.70

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.

$9,498.00

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.

$43.93 with MEDI-CAL vs $7,052.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $43.93 ↓ -97%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $218.91 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $246.57 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $246.57 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $246.57 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $246.57 ↓ -83%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $246.57 ↓ -83%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $246.57 ↓ -83%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $271.23 ↓ -81%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $295.88 ↓ -79%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $295.88 ↓ -79%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $328.57 ↓ -77%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $352.60 ↓ -75%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $359.88 ↓ -75%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $359.88 ↓ -75%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $359.88 ↓ -75%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $359.88 ↓ -75%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $407.66 ↓ -71%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $518.65 ↓ -64%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $801.55 ↓ -44%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $848.70 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,340.55 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $2,340.55 ↑ +64%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,485.94 ↑ +74%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $2,627.09 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $3,297.15 ↑ +131%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,000.00 ↑ +181%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $4,145.00 ↑ +191%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $4,663.64 ↑ +227%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $5,128.90 ↑ +260%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $6,594.30 ↑ +363%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $7,052.00 ↑ +395%

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Brach/thor cath 2nd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $2,923.20 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,923.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $872.94 $308.98 – $1,554.54
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,923.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,923.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,923.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,636.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,636.40 not published

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