Excision tumor soft tissue back/flank subcutaneous >= 3 cm 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

$268.20

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.

$1,788.00

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.

$77.07 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,281.59 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS — 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 $77.07 ↓ -71%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $133.65 ↓ -50%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $206.55 ↓ -23%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $218.70 ↓ -18%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $495.76 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $495.76 ↑ +85%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $495.76 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $495.76 ↑ +85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $545.34 ↑ +103%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $572.19 ↑ +113%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $594.91 ↑ +122%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $594.91 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $620.44 ↑ +131%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $620.44 ↑ +131%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $620.44 ↑ +131%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $620.44 ↑ +131%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $690.69 ↑ +158%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $704.28 ↑ +163%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $708.94 ↑ +164%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $744.27 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,281.59 ↑ +378%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,281.59 ↑ +378%

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Excision tumor soft tissue back/flank subcutaneous >= 3 cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $6,546.40 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,546.40 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,546.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,546.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,546.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,650.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,650.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,546.40 not published

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