Genome sequence analysis 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

$465.00

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.

$3,100.00

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.

$0.05 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $155,967.20 with HEALTHNET-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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $0.05 ↓ -100%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $1,374.23 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $1,395.00 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,438.40 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,460.10 ↑ +214%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,480.25 ↑ +218%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,558.06 ↑ +235%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,643.00 ↑ +253%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,705.00 ↑ +267%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $1,973.15 ↑ +324%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $1,976.25 ↑ +325%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,015.00 ↑ +333%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $2,170.00 ↑ +367%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $2,325.00 ↑ +400%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,480.00 ↑ +433%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,542.00 ↑ +447%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $2,635.00 ↑ +467%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $2,790.00 ↑ +500%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $2,790.00 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $5,031.20 ↑ +982%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $5,031.20 ↑ +982%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $5,031.20 ↑ +982%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $5,031.20 ↑ +982%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,031.20 ↑ +982%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $5,031.20 ↑ +982%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $9,056.16 ↑ +1848%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $17,861.13 ↑ +3741%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $19,845.77 ↑ +4168%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $23,814.73 ↑ +5021%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $155,967.20 ↑ +33441%

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Genome sequence analysis at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $11,496.80 $2,202.00 – $2,202.00

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