Ext ecg>7d<15d rev&interpj 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

$10.35

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.

$69.00

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.

$23.17 with MEDI-CAL vs $277.09 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $23.17 ↑ +124%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $27.44 ↑ +165%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $27.44 ↑ +165%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $27.44 ↑ +165%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.44 ↑ +165%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $27.44 ↑ +165%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $27.44 ↑ +165%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.18 ↑ +192%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $30.59 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $31.05 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $32.02 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $32.50 ↑ +214%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $32.93 ↑ +218%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $32.93 ↑ +218%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $32.95 ↑ +218%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $33.24 ↑ +221%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $33.92 ↑ +228%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.68 ↑ +235%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $35.99 ↑ +248%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $37.95 ↑ +267%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $39.24 ↑ +279%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $42.30 ↑ +309%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $43.92 ↑ +324%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $44.84 ↑ +333%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $48.30 ↑ +367%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $51.75 ↑ +400%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $58.65 ↑ +467%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $62.10 ↑ +500%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $62.10 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $207.82 ↑ +1908%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $230.91 ↑ +2131%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $277.09 ↑ +2577%

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Ext ecg>7d<15d rev&interpj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $11.78 $9.30 – $307.12
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $11.78 $23.17 – $293.54
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.30 $23.17 – $279.75
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $55.44 $23.17 – $44.92
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $28.20 $23.17 – $286.29
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $4.34 $23.17 – $263.76
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $10.54 $23.17 – $291.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $16.74 $23.17 – $75.60

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