Srs cranial lesion simple 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

$3,145.05

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$20,967.00

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.

$762.05 with VA MEDI-CAL vs $24,341.00 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
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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 $762.05 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,065.42 ↓ -66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,065.42 ↓ -66%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,065.42 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $1,065.42 ↓ -66%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,065.42 ↓ -66%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,065.42 ↓ -66%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,917.76 ↓ -39%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,000.00 ↑ +27%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $8,500.00 ↑ +170%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $9,294.67 ↑ +196%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $9,435.15 ↑ +200%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $9,728.69 ↑ +209%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $9,875.46 ↑ +214%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $10,011.74 ↑ +218%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,538.01 ↑ +235%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $11,033.00 ↑ +251%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $11,257.00 ↑ +258%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $11,531.85 ↑ +267%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $12,968.09 ↑ +312%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $13,345.50 ↑ +324%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $13,366.46 ↑ +325%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $14,676.90 ↑ +367%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $16,773.60 ↑ +433%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $17,192.94 ↑ +447%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $17,821.95 ↑ +467%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $18,014.00 ↑ +473%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $18,870.30 ↑ +500%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $18,870.30 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $20,285.00 ↑ +545%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $24,341.00 ↑ +674%

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Srs cranial lesion simple at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $100.00 – $924.41
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $15,313.00 – $15,313.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $531.27 – $803.76
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $531.27 – $531.27
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $100.00 – $653.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $531.27 – $1,280.36
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $531.27 – $1,280.36
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $12,563.00 – $24,453.00

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