CT upper extremity without contrast (both sides) 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

$1,094.25

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$7,295.00

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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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$7.93 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $3,518.10 with GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.93 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $7.93 ↓ -99%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $26.15 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $51.22 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $51.22 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $51.22 ↓ -95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $51.22 ↓ -95%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $56.34 ↓ -95%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $61.46 ↓ -94%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $61.46 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $75.81 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $91.70 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $96.90 ↓ -91%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $112.75 ↓ -90%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.89 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $138.89 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $158.57 ↓ -86%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $174.25 ↓ -84%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $184.50 ↓ -83%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $229.13 ↓ -79%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $229.13 ↓ -79%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $229.13 ↓ -79%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $229.13 ↓ -79%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $232.06 ↓ -79%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $304.85 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $760.26 ↓ -31%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,060.00 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $1,759.05 ↑ +61%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $2,488.08 ↑ +127%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $2,736.30 ↑ +150%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $2,931.75 ↑ +168%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $3,518.10 ↑ +222%

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CT upper extremity without contrast (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,314.44 $135.12 – $2,340.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,184.00 $155.00 – $155.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,184.00 $155.00 – $155.00

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