Removal of hip joint lining 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

$405.75

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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.

$2,705.00

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.

$202.40 with PHCS-ALL PLANS vs $1,522.74 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS — 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
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $202.40 ↓ -50%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $312.80 ↓ -23%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $331.20 ↓ -18%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $368.00 ↓ -9%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $730.28 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $730.28 ↑ +80%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $730.28 ↑ +80%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $730.28 ↑ +80%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $803.31 ↑ +98%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $843.64 ↑ +108%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $876.34 ↑ +116%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $876.34 ↑ +116%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $902.41 ↑ +122%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $902.41 ↑ +122%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $902.41 ↑ +122%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $902.41 ↑ +122%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $995.05 ↑ +145%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,044.30 ↑ +157%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,102.55 ↑ +172%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,165.15 ↑ +187%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,522.74 ↑ +275%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,522.74 ↑ +275%

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Removal of hip joint lining at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $459.99 $19.81 – $1,333.57
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $459.99 $45.00 – $4,208.34
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $363.15 $45.00 – $4,208.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,597.86 $75.00 – $1,051.25
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $726.30 $45.00 – $1,384.09
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $169.47 $148.92 – $1,333.57
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $411.57 $45.00 – $1,384.09
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $653.67 $70.00 – $1,358.47

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