Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 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

$28.72

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$191.45

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.

$3.34 with AETNA-ALL PLANS vs $174.17 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
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $3.34 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3.45 ↓ -88%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $4.14 ↓ -86%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $4.14 ↓ -86%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4.14 ↓ -86%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.14 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $78.38 ↑ +173%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $80.81 ↑ +181%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $82.03 ↑ +186%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $95.79 ↑ +234%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $101.02 ↑ +252%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $104.50 ↑ +264%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $106.78 ↑ +272%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $110.86 ↑ +286%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $121.92 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $128.26 ↑ +347%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $128.26 ↑ +347%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $130.63 ↑ +355%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $139.34 ↑ +385%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $142.82 ↑ +397%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $148.04 ↑ +415%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $156.75 ↑ +446%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $156.75 ↑ +446%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $174.17 ↑ +506%

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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $18.09 – $52.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $89.76 $2.07 – $2.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $115.99 $24.30 – $52.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $106.24 $46.44 – $168.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $40.07 $12.40 – $31.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $39.64 $7.75 – $31.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $89.76 $2.24 – $2.88
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $89.76 $2.67 – $2.88

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