Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at ST HELENA HOSPITAL
10 Woodland Rd Saint Helena CA 94574|525 Oregon St, Vallejo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1720078082
$2.25
Cash price 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.
$15.00
Gross charge 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.
$0.02 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $11.52 with VA MEDI-CAL — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $0.02 | ↓ -99% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.03 | ↓ -99% |
| UHC OPTIONS PPO | UHC OPTIONS PPO | $0.03 | ↓ -99% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $0.03 | ↓ -99% |
| UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS | UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS | $0.03 | ↓ -99% |
| UMR UHC PPO | UMR UHC PPO | $0.13 | ↓ -94% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $0.72 | ↓ -68% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS | $0.80 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.96 | ↓ -57% |
| BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH | BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH | $5.19 | ↑ +131% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $5.35 | ↑ +138% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | $5.43 | ↑ +141% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $6.34 | ↑ +182% |
| WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | $6.68 | ↑ +197% |
| INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $6.91 | ↑ +207% |
| HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | $7.07 | ↑ +214% |
| CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS | $8.07 | ↑ +259% |
| BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | $8.64 | ↑ +284% |
| CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | $9.22 | ↑ +310% |
| KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $9.45 | ↑ +320% |
| HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $9.80 | ↑ +336% |
| THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | $10.37 | ↑ +361% |
| GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS | GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $10.37 | ↑ +361% |
| VA MEDI-CAL | VA MEDI-CAL | $11.52 | ↑ +412% |
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Dexamethasone 4 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $8.76 | $0.07 – $4.50 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.12 – $0.43 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $5.57 | $0.09 – $3.92 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $3.92 | $1.53 – $5.77 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $5.10 | $0.07 – $3.92 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $4.09 | $0.04 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $7.34 | $0.09 – $3.16 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $5.61 | $0.12 – $0.47 |