Bx of breast open 19101 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

$5,022.75

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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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$33,485.00

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.

$295.31 with VA MEDI-CAL vs $20,090.70 with GALAXY NETWORK-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
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $295.31 ↓ -94%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,000.00 ↓ -20%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $4,145.00 ↓ -17%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $5,201.51 ↑ +4%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $5,201.51 ↑ +4%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $5,201.51 ↑ +4%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,201.51 ↑ +4%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $5,201.51 ↑ +4%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $5,201.51 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5,495.00 ↑ +9%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $5,628.50 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $6,187.00 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,424.00 ↑ +48%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $8,500.00 ↑ +69%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $9,362.72 ↑ +86%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $9,895.79 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $10,045.35 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $10,636.71 ↑ +112%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $10,659.23 ↑ +112%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $10,891.05 ↑ +117%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11,219.54 ↑ +123%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $12,277.65 ↑ +144%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $14,208.59 ↑ +183%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $14,230.91 ↑ +183%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $15,626.10 ↑ +211%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $17,858.40 ↑ +256%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $18,304.86 ↑ +264%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $18,756.00 ↑ +273%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $18,974.55 ↑ +278%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $20,090.70 ↑ +300%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $20,090.70 ↑ +300%

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Bx of breast open 19101 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $11,121.60 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $11,121.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $11,121.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $11,121.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $11,121.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,992.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,992.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $11,121.60 not published

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