MRI cardiac morph & func wo IV cont 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

$1,108.95

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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.

$7,393.00

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.

$16.18 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $5,280.00 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.

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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 MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.18 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $16.18 ↓ -99%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $60.58 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $119.81 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $119.81 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $119.81 ↓ -89%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $119.81 ↓ -89%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $131.79 ↓ -88%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $143.77 ↓ -87%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $143.77 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $177.32 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $213.36 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $225.47 ↓ -80%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $263.45 ↓ -76%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $316.97 ↓ -71%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $316.97 ↓ -71%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $407.15 ↓ -63%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $410.44 ↓ -63%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $410.44 ↓ -63%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $410.44 ↓ -63%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $410.44 ↓ -63%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $431.10 ↓ -61%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $479.00 ↓ -57%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $487.43 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,420.68 ↑ +28%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,725.00 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $2,376.00 ↑ +114%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $3,360.72 ↑ +203%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $3,696.00 ↑ +233%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $3,960.00 ↑ +257%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $4,752.00 ↑ +329%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $5,280.00 ↑ +376%

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MRI cardiac morph & func wo IV cont at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $7,772.80 $367.00 – $367.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $7,772.80 $367.00 – $367.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $468.23 $288.63 – $1,069.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $7,772.80 $367.00 – $367.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $7,772.80 $367.00 – $367.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $7,772.80 $367.00 – $367.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,444.00 $240.00 – $240.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,444.00 $240.00 – $240.00

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