#cf-97variants 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

$83.49

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.

$556.60

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.

$73.14 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $4,688.54 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
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $73.14 ↓ -12%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $74.25 ↓ -11%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $76.56 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $77.72 ↓ -7%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $78.79 ↓ -6%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $82.93 ↓ -1%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $87.45 ↑ +5%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $90.75 ↑ +9%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $105.02 ↑ +26%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $105.19 ↑ +26%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $107.25 ↑ +28%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $115.50 ↑ +38%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $123.75 ↑ +48%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $132.00 ↑ +58%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $135.30 ↑ +62%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $140.25 ↑ +68%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $148.50 ↑ +78%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $148.50 ↑ +78%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $165.00 ↑ +98%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +567%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +567%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $556.60 ↑ +567%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +567%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $556.60 ↑ +567%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $556.60 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $918.39 ↑ +1000%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,001.88 ↑ +1100%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $2,581.18 ↑ +2992%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,516.42 ↑ +4112%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $3,907.14 ↑ +4580%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,688.54 ↑ +5516%

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#cf-97variants at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $56.94 $35.10 – $1,476.83
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,271.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $868.40 $234.00 – $234.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $868.40 $234.00 – $234.00

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