Place cath xtrnl carotid 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

$711.75

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$4,745.00

Gross charge

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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.

$88.61 with VA MEDI-CAL vs $9,530.00 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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

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
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $88.61 ↓ -88%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $107.67 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $107.67 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $107.67 ↓ -85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $107.67 ↓ -85%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $107.67 ↓ -85%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $107.67 ↓ -85%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $193.81 ↓ -73%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $1,402.16 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $1,423.35 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,467.63 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,489.77 ↑ +109%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,510.33 ↑ +112%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,589.72 ↑ +123%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,644.76 ↑ +131%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,739.65 ↑ +144%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,834.54 ↑ +158%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,897.80 ↑ +167%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,939.24 ↑ +172%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $2,013.25 ↑ +183%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $2,016.41 ↑ +183%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $2,214.10 ↑ +211%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $2,372.25 ↑ +233%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,530.40 ↑ +256%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,593.66 ↑ +264%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $2,688.55 ↑ +278%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $2,846.70 ↑ +300%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $2,846.70 ↑ +300%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $7,052.00 ↑ +891%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $7,941.00 ↑ +1016%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,530.00 ↑ +1239%

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Place cath xtrnl carotid at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $6,406.40 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,406.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,866.28 $134.06 – $5,104.32
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,406.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,406.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,406.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,538.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $5,538.00 not published

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