Drainage of pelvis lesion 26990 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

$5,560.05

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$37,067.00

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.

$45.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $24,027.30 with GALAXY NETWORK-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 $45.00 ↓ -99%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $201.85 ↓ -96%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $311.95 ↓ -94%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $330.30 ↓ -94%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $759.30 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $759.30 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $759.30 ↓ -86%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $759.30 ↓ -86%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $807.58 ↓ -85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $835.23 ↓ -85%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $859.60 ↓ -85%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $859.60 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $859.60 ↓ -85%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $859.60 ↓ -85%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $909.54 ↓ -84%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $911.16 ↓ -84%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $911.16 ↓ -84%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $968.72 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,019.62 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,077.51 ↓ -81%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,085.80 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,381.85 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,381.85 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,919.00 ↓ -30%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,000.00 ↓ -28%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $4,145.00 ↓ -25%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,346.73 ↓ -22%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4,346.73 ↓ -22%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $12,013.65 ↑ +116%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $16,992.64 ↑ +206%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $18,687.90 ↑ +236%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $24,027.30 ↑ +332%

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Drainage of pelvis lesion 26990 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $8,170.40 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8,170.40 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8,170.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8,170.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8,170.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,503.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,503.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $8,170.40 not published

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