Core ndl bx lng/med perq 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

$1,743.00

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.

$11,620.00

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.

$12.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $17,924.00 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.00 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $82.75 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $82.75 ↓ -95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $136.53 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $136.53 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $136.53 ↓ -92%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $136.53 ↓ -92%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $150.18 ↓ -91%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $163.84 ↓ -91%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $163.84 ↓ -91%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $189.93 ↓ -89%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $195.24 ↓ -89%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $202.26 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $202.26 ↓ -88%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $202.26 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $202.26 ↓ -88%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $228.89 ↓ -87%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $299.75 ↓ -83%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $463.25 ↓ -73%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $490.50 ↓ -72%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $878.63 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,563.83 ↓ -10%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,652.62 ↓ -5%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,194.09 ↑ +26%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,194.09 ↑ +26%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $3,797.55 ↑ +118%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,919.00 ↑ +125%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,000.00 ↑ +129%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $5,371.42 ↑ +208%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $5,907.30 ↑ +239%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $7,595.10 ↑ +336%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $17,924.00 ↑ +928%

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Core ndl bx lng/med perq at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $3,018.40 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,018.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,497.92 $1,329.27 – $4,448.34
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,018.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,018.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,018.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,094.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,094.00 not published

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