Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique 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

$84.15

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.

$561.00

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.

$124.14 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $4,710.72 with HEALTHNET-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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $124.14 ↑ +48%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +169%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +169%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +169%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $226.33 ↑ +169%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +169%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $226.33 ↑ +169%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $248.69 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $252.45 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $260.30 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $264.23 ↑ +214%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $267.88 ↑ +218%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $281.96 ↑ +235%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $297.33 ↑ +253%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $308.55 ↑ +267%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $311.82 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $346.46 ↑ +312%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $357.08 ↑ +324%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $357.64 ↑ +325%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $364.65 ↑ +333%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $392.70 ↑ +367%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $407.39 ↑ +384%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $415.75 ↑ +394%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $420.75 ↑ +400%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $448.80 ↑ +433%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $460.02 ↑ +447%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $476.85 ↑ +467%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $504.90 ↑ +500%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $504.90 ↑ +500%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $4,710.72 ↑ +5498%

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Compatibility test each unit immediate spin technique at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $126.59 $9.45 – $93.64
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $403.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00

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