Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$3,126.90

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.

$20,846.00

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.

$62.25 with CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS vs $13,401.00 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
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $62.25 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $120.88 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $120.88 ↓ -96%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $120.88 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $120.88 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $132.97 ↓ -96%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $145.06 ↓ -95%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $145.06 ↓ -95%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $178.90 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $221.88 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $230.26 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $230.26 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $234.48 ↓ -93%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $267.85 ↓ -91%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $413.95 ↓ -87%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $438.30 ↓ -86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $487.00 ↓ -84%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,899.63 ↓ -39%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,899.63 ↓ -39%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,974.75 ↓ -37%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,974.75 ↓ -37%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $1,974.75 ↓ -37%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $1,974.75 ↓ -37%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $3,050.97 ↓ -2%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $3,070.05 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $3,544.00 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,200.16 ↑ +98%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $6,700.50 ↑ +114%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $9,477.49 ↑ +203%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $10,423.00 ↑ +233%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $11,167.50 ↑ +257%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $13,401.00 ↑ +329%

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,711.20 $1,325.00 – $1,325.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,711.20 $1,325.00 – $1,325.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00

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