Inj fe-based mr contrast,1ml at ST HELENA HOSPITAL
10 Woodland Rd Saint Helena CA 94574|525 Oregon St, Vallejo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1720078082
$179.10
Cash price 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.
$1,194.00
Gross charge 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.
$59.57 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $820.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $59.57 | ↓ -67% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS | $66.19 | ↓ -63% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $79.44 | ↓ -56% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $88.17 | ↓ -51% |
| UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS | UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS | $363.51 | ↑ +103% |
| BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH | BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH | $369.00 | ↑ +106% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $380.48 | ↑ +112% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | $386.22 | ↑ +116% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $391.55 | ↑ +119% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $412.13 | ↑ +130% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $451.00 | ↑ +152% |
| WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | $475.60 | ↑ +166% |
| INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $492.00 | ↑ +175% |
| HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | $502.74 | ↑ +181% |
| UMR UHC PPO | UMR UHC PPO | $521.93 | ↑ +191% |
| UHC OPTIONS PPO | UHC OPTIONS PPO | $522.75 | ↑ +192% |
| CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS | $574.00 | ↑ +220% |
| BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | $615.00 | ↑ +243% |
| CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | $656.00 | ↑ +266% |
| KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $672.40 | ↑ +275% |
| HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $697.00 | ↑ +289% |
| THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | $738.00 | ↑ +312% |
| GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS | GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $738.00 | ↑ +312% |
| VA MEDI-CAL | VA MEDI-CAL | $820.00 | ↑ +358% |
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Inj fe-based mr contrast,1ml at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo Medical Center | VALLEJO | $56.56 | not published |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $56.56 | not published |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $56.56 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $56.56 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $56.56 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $56.56 | not published |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $56.56 | not published |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $56.56 | not published |