N-invas est c ffr sw aly cta 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

$832.65

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.

$5,551.00

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.

$38.31 with BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV vs $5,846.70 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $38.31 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $38.31 ↓ -95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $38.31 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $38.31 ↓ -95%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $42.14 ↓ -95%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $45.97 ↓ -94%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $45.97 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $53.84 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $56.70 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $56.90 ↓ -93%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $74.50 ↓ -91%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $81.95 ↓ -90%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $126.65 ↓ -85%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $134.10 ↓ -84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,140.81 ↑ +37%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,140.81 ↑ +37%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $1,235.42 ↑ +48%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,235.42 ↑ +48%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,235.42 ↑ +48%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $1,235.42 ↑ +48%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,496.37 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $2,497.95 ↑ +200%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $3,403.32 ↑ +309%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $3,533.21 ↑ +324%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $3,885.70 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4,087.76 ↑ +391%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,087.76 ↑ +391%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,163.25 ↑ +400%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $4,995.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5,846.70 ↑ +602%

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N-invas est c ffr sw aly cta at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $4,062.24 $1,782.00 – $1,782.00

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