Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative 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

$56.10

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.

$374.00

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.

$0.58 with HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS vs $93.87 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $0.58 ↓ -99%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $3.17 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $3.22 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $3.32 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $3.37 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3.41 ↓ -94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.59 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $3.79 ↓ -93%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3.93 ↓ -93%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $4.55 ↓ -92%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $4.56 ↓ -92%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $4.65 ↓ -92%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $5.01 ↓ -91%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $5.36 ↓ -90%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.72 ↓ -90%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.86 ↓ -90%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $6.08 ↓ -89%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $6.44 ↓ -89%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $6.44 ↓ -89%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $7.15 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $8.17 ↓ -85%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $8.17 ↓ -85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $8.17 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $8.17 ↓ -85%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.17 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $8.17 ↓ -85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14.71 ↓ -74%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $47.90 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $70.40 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $78.22 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.87 ↑ +67%

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Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $142.80 $8.00 – $8.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $142.80 $8.00 – $8.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $61.32 $8.17 – $25.50
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $142.80 $8.00 – $8.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $142.80 $8.00 – $8.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $142.80 $8.00 – $8.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $83.72 $5.00 – $5.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $83.72 $5.00 – $5.00

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