Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference 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

$41.25

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.

$275.00

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.

$5.72 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD vs $247.50 with THREE RIVERS-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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $5.72 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $5.72 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $5.72 ↓ -86%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $5.72 ↓ -86%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.72 ↓ -86%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $5.72 ↓ -86%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $6.56 ↓ -84%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $10.30 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $15.73 ↓ -62%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $33.56 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $49.58 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $55.09 ↑ +34%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $66.10 ↑ +60%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $121.91 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $123.75 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $127.60 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $129.53 ↑ +214%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $131.31 ↑ +218%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.22 ↑ +235%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $145.75 ↑ +253%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $151.25 ↑ +267%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $175.04 ↑ +324%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $175.31 ↑ +325%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $178.75 ↑ +333%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $192.50 ↑ +367%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $206.25 ↑ +400%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $220.00 ↑ +433%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $225.50 ↑ +447%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $233.75 ↑ +467%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $247.50 ↑ +500%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $247.50 ↑ +500%

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Coombs indirect qualitative each reagent red cell reference at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $333.32 $193.00 – $193.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $333.32 $193.00 – $193.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $347.20 $184.00 – $184.00

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