Freeing of bowel adhesion 44005 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

$593.40

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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.

$3,956.00

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.

$122.11 with MEDI-CAL vs $3,560.40 with THREE RIVERS-ALL 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 $122.11 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,068.75 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,068.75 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $1,068.75 ↑ +80%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,068.75 ↑ +80%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,175.63 ↑ +98%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,282.50 ↑ +116%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,282.50 ↑ +116%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,321.39 ↑ +123%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,450.88 ↑ +145%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $1,450.88 ↑ +145%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $1,450.88 ↑ +145%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,450.88 ↑ +145%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,511.69 ↑ +155%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,528.31 ↑ +158%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,531.14 ↑ +158%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,618.07 ↑ +173%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $2,175.80 ↑ +267%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,228.97 ↑ +276%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $2,228.97 ↑ +276%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $3,362.60 ↑ +467%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $3,560.40 ↑ +500%

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Freeing of bowel adhesion 44005 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,914.09 $701.50 – $2,816.52
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $15,120.85 $701.50 – $36,273.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $14,957.82 $701.50 – $40,349.43
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,640.16 $2,335.00 – $8,501.05
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $5,480.16 $0.80 – $15,657.60
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $691.22 $31.85 – $1,891.98
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $691.22 $582.00 – $1,891.98
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $545.70 $122.11 – $1,972.18

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