Insitu hybridization (fish) 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

$74.25

Cash price

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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.

$495.00

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.

$191.32 with VA MEDI-CAL vs $3,753.46 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
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $191.32 ↑ +158%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $198.16 ↑ +167%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $201.15 ↑ +171%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $207.41 ↑ +179%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $210.54 ↑ +184%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $213.44 ↑ +187%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $224.66 ↑ +203%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $226.33 ↑ +205%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +205%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +205%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +205%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $226.33 ↑ +205%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +205%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $236.91 ↑ +219%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $245.85 ↑ +231%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $284.52 ↑ +283%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $284.96 ↑ +284%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $290.55 ↑ +291%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $312.90 ↑ +321%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $335.25 ↑ +352%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $357.60 ↑ +382%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $366.54 ↑ +394%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $379.95 ↑ +412%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $402.30 ↑ +442%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $402.30 ↑ +442%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $407.39 ↑ +449%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $461.99 ↑ +522%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $700.92 ↑ +844%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $778.80 ↑ +949%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $934.55 ↑ +1159%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $3,753.46 ↑ +4955%

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Insitu hybridization (fish) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $828.80 $268.00 – $268.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $828.80 $268.00 – $268.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $224.70 $48.06 – $604.18
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $828.80 $268.00 – $268.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $828.80 $268.00 – $268.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $828.80 $268.00 – $268.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $500.76 $193.00 – $193.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $500.76 $193.00 – $193.00

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