Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

$16.70

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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.

$111.32

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.

$0.02 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $55.00 with VA MEDI-CAL — 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $0.02 ↓ -100%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $0.03 ↓ -100%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.03 ↓ -100%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $0.03 ↓ -100%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $0.03 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $0.14 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $24.75 ↑ +48%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $25.52 ↑ +53%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $25.91 ↑ +55%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $30.25 ↑ +81%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $31.90 ↑ +91%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $33.00 ↑ +98%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $33.72 ↑ +102%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $35.01 ↑ +110%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $38.50 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.50 ↑ +143%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $40.50 ↑ +143%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $41.25 ↑ +147%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $44.00 ↑ +163%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $45.10 ↑ +170%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $46.75 ↑ +180%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +196%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $49.50 ↑ +196%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $55.00 ↑ +229%

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Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01

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