Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere 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

$83.10

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.

$554.00

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.

$49.62 with VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,763.37 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
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.62 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $49.62 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $49.62 ↓ -40%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $49.62 ↓ -40%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $49.62 ↓ -40%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $49.62 ↓ -40%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $87.47 ↑ +5%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $89.31 ↑ +7%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $93.09 ↑ +12%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $94.50 ↑ +14%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $97.44 ↑ +17%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $98.91 ↑ +19%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $100.28 ↑ +21%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $105.55 ↑ +27%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $111.30 ↑ +34%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $115.50 ↑ +39%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $133.67 ↑ +61%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $133.88 ↑ +61%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $136.50 ↑ +64%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $147.00 ↑ +77%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $157.50 ↑ +90%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $168.00 ↑ +102%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $172.20 ↑ +107%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $178.50 ↑ +115%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $189.00 ↑ +127%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $189.00 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $338.59 ↑ +307%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $365.19 ↑ +339%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $376.21 ↑ +353%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $451.45 ↑ +443%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,763.37 ↑ +2022%

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Consultation/report referred slides prepared elsewhere at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $63.08 $38.88 – $223.12
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $156.80 $88.00 – $88.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $161.20 $52.00 – $52.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $161.20 $52.00 – $52.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →