Ecg external > 48 hours up to 7 days recording 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

$19.20

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.

$128.00

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.

$20.12 with VA MEDI-CAL vs $167.67 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $20.12 ↑ +5%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $28.81 ↑ +50%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $29.25 ↑ +52%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $30.16 ↑ +57%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.62 ↑ +59%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $31.04 ↑ +62%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.67 ↑ +70%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $35.75 ↑ +86%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $37.70 ↑ +96%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $39.85 ↑ +108%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $41.37 ↑ +115%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $41.44 ↑ +116%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $42.25 ↑ +120%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $45.50 ↑ +137%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $48.75 ↑ +154%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $49.62 ↑ +158%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $49.62 ↑ +158%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $49.62 ↑ +158%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $49.62 ↑ +158%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.62 ↑ +158%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $49.62 ↑ +158%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $52.00 ↑ +171%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $52.00 ↑ +171%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $55.25 ↑ +188%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +205%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +205%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $89.31 ↑ +365%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $104.87 ↑ +446%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $125.75 ↑ +555%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $139.73 ↑ +628%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $167.67 ↑ +773%

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Ecg external > 48 hours up to 7 days recording at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $147.28 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $147.28 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $147.28 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $147.28 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $147.28 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $67.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $67.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $147.28 not published

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