Bx liver with other 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

$186.30

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.

$1,242.00

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.

$31.90 with PHCS-ALL PLANS vs $3,919.00 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
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $31.90 ↓ -83%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $49.30 ↓ -74%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $52.20 ↓ -72%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $69.96 ↓ -62%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.47 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $93.47 ↓ -50%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $93.47 ↓ -50%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $93.47 ↓ -50%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $93.47 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $93.47 ↓ -50%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $102.82 ↓ -45%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $112.16 ↓ -40%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $112.16 ↓ -40%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $124.72 ↓ -33%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $133.66 ↓ -28%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $138.48 ↓ -26%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.48 ↓ -26%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $138.48 ↓ -26%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $138.48 ↓ -26%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $142.62 ↓ -23%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $165.81 ↓ -11%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $175.22 ↓ -6%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $226.25 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $226.25 ↑ +21%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $401.85 ↑ +116%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $547.50 ↑ +194%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $568.39 ↑ +205%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $625.10 ↑ +236%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $669.75 ↑ +260%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $803.70 ↑ +331%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,919.00 ↑ +2004%

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Bx liver with other at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $264.88 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $264.88 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $413.91 $68.83 – $737.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $264.88 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $264.88 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $264.88 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,201.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,201.60 not published

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