Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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

$393.60

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.

$2,624.00

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.

$7.83 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS vs $1,326.00 with VA MEDI-CAL — 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
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $7.83 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.83 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $55.99 ↓ -86%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $55.99 ↓ -86%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $55.99 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $55.99 ↓ -86%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $61.59 ↓ -84%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $64.51 ↓ -84%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $67.19 ↓ -83%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $67.19 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $79.24 ↓ -80%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $82.87 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $83.74 ↓ -79%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $111.37 ↓ -72%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $121.55 ↓ -69%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $138.89 ↓ -65%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.89 ↓ -65%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $151.70 ↓ -61%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.70 ↓ -61%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $151.70 ↓ -61%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $151.70 ↓ -61%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $187.85 ↓ -52%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $198.90 ↓ -49%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $221.00 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $345.65 ↓ -12%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $596.70 ↑ +52%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $812.97 ↑ +107%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $844.00 ↑ +114%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $928.20 ↑ +136%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $994.50 ↑ +153%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $1,193.40 ↑ +203%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $1,326.00 ↑ +237%

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $371.43 $135.12 – $661.44
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,030.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $655.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $655.20 $96.00 – $96.00

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