Chromosome analysis 5 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

$16.52

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.

$110.13

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.

$48.82 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $1,733.08 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 $48.82 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $49.56 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $51.10 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $51.87 ↑ +214%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $52.59 ↑ +218%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.35 ↑ +235%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $58.37 ↑ +253%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $60.57 ↑ +267%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $70.10 ↑ +324%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $70.21 ↑ +325%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $71.58 ↑ +333%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $77.09 ↑ +367%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $82.60 ↑ +400%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $88.10 ↑ +433%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $90.31 ↑ +447%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $93.61 ↑ +467%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $99.12 ↑ +500%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $99.12 ↑ +500%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $110.13 ↑ +567%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +1500%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +1500%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $264.34 ↑ +1500%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +1500%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +1500%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $264.34 ↑ +1500%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $291.12 ↑ +1662%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $475.81 ↑ +2780%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,035.25 ↑ +6167%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,299.82 ↑ +7768%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,444.25 ↑ +8642%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,733.08 ↑ +10391%

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Chromosome analysis 5 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,244.88 $182.00 – $182.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,244.88 $182.00 – $182.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00

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