External chromosome analysis 20-25 cells 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

$27.85

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.

$185.65

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.

$80.68 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $1,433.36 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
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $80.68 ↑ +190%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $81.90 ↑ +194%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $84.45 ↑ +203%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $85.72 ↑ +208%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $86.91 ↑ +212%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $91.47 ↑ +228%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $96.46 ↑ +246%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $100.10 ↑ +259%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $115.84 ↑ +316%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $116.03 ↑ +317%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $118.30 ↑ +325%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $127.40 ↑ +357%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $136.50 ↑ +390%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +419%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +419%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.61 ↑ +419%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +419%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $144.61 ↑ +419%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $144.61 ↑ +419%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $145.60 ↑ +423%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $149.24 ↑ +436%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $154.70 ↑ +455%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $163.80 ↑ +488%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $163.80 ↑ +488%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $165.93 ↑ +496%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $260.30 ↑ +835%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $263.19 ↑ +845%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $730.13 ↑ +2522%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,075.02 ↑ +3760%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,194.48 ↑ +4189%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,433.36 ↑ +5047%

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Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $369.60 $134.00 – $134.00
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