In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain 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

$27.75

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.

$185.00

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.

$73.59 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $1,393.90 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
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $73.59 ↑ +165%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $74.70 ↑ +169%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $77.02 ↑ +178%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $78.19 ↑ +182%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $79.27 ↑ +186%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.43 ↑ +201%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $87.98 ↑ +217%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $91.30 ↑ +229%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $105.66 ↑ +281%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $105.83 ↑ +281%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $107.90 ↑ +289%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $116.20 ↑ +319%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $124.50 ↑ +349%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $125.62 ↑ +353%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $132.80 ↑ +379%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $136.12 ↑ +391%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $141.10 ↑ +408%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $149.40 ↑ +438%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $149.40 ↑ +438%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $160.51 ↑ +478%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $160.51 ↑ +478%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $160.51 ↑ +478%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $160.51 ↑ +478%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $160.51 ↑ +478%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $160.51 ↑ +478%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $288.92 ↑ +941%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $373.94 ↑ +1248%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $567.41 ↑ +1945%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $630.45 ↑ +2172%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $756.54 ↑ +2626%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,393.90 ↑ +4923%

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In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $375.20 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $375.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $48.18 $29.70 – $280.96
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $375.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $375.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $375.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $289.64 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $289.64 not published

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