Prgrmg dev eval scrms ip 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

$10.20

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.

$68.00

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.

$28.13 with BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV vs $69.27 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
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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 BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $28.13 ↑ +176%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $28.13 ↑ +176%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $28.13 ↑ +176%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $28.13 ↑ +176%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.94 ↑ +203%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $31.34 ↑ +207%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $32.61 ↑ +220%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $33.76 ↑ +231%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $33.76 ↑ +231%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $37.40 ↑ +267%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $39.49 ↑ +287%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $40.23 ↑ +294%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $41.73 ↑ +309%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $42.23 ↑ +314%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $57.80 ↑ +467%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $61.20 ↑ +500%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.25 ↑ +579%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $69.25 ↑ +579%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $69.25 ↑ +579%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $69.25 ↑ +579%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $69.27 ↑ +579%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.27 ↑ +579%

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Prgrmg dev eval scrms ip at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $230.16 not published
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $230.16 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $230.16 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $230.16 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $230.16 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $145.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $145.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $230.16 not published

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