MRI breast c-+ w/cad uni 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

$2,713.20

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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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$18,088.00

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.

$21.16 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS vs $11,628.00 with GALAXY NETWORK-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
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $21.16 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.16 ↓ -99%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $54.81 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $106.96 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $106.96 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $106.96 ↓ -96%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $106.96 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $117.66 ↓ -96%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $128.35 ↓ -95%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $128.35 ↓ -95%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $158.30 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $166.22 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $175.66 ↓ -94%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $238.15 ↓ -91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $331.54 ↓ -88%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $368.05 ↓ -86%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $389.70 ↓ -86%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $418.71 ↓ -85%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $418.71 ↓ -85%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $487.43 ↓ -82%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $497.90 ↓ -82%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $497.90 ↓ -82%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $497.90 ↓ -82%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $497.90 ↓ -82%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $517.80 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,406.47 ↓ -48%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,725.00 ↓ -36%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $5,814.00 ↑ +114%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $8,223.58 ↑ +203%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $9,044.00 ↑ +233%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $9,690.00 ↑ +257%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $11,628.00 ↑ +329%

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MRI breast c-+ w/cad uni at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,576.26 $547.04 – $2,199.96
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00

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