M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq 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

$72.00

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.

$480.00

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.

$62.06 with UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS vs $1,603.91 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
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $62.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $63.00 ↓ -13%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $64.96 ↓ -10%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $65.94 ↓ -8%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $66.85 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.36 ↓ -2%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $74.20 ↑ +3%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $77.00 ↑ +7%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $89.11 ↑ +24%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $89.25 ↑ +24%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $91.00 ↑ +26%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $98.00 ↑ +36%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $105.00 ↑ +46%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $112.00 ↑ +56%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $114.80 ↑ +59%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $119.00 ↑ +65%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $126.00 ↑ +75%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $126.00 ↑ +75%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $140.00 ↑ +94%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +214%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +214%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +214%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $226.33 ↑ +214%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $226.33 ↑ +214%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $226.33 ↑ +214%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $407.39 ↑ +466%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $793.09 ↑ +1002%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,175.58 ↑ +1533%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,202.94 ↑ +1571%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,336.60 ↑ +1756%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,603.91 ↑ +2128%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $888.16 $390.00 – $390.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $888.16 $390.00 – $390.00
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Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $888.16 $390.00 – $390.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $888.16 $390.00 – $390.00
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