Tc-99m exametazime diag 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

$474.30

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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.

$3,162.00

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.

$958.95 with BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH vs $10,345.09 with AETNA-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
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $958.95 ↑ +102%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $988.78 ↑ +108%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,003.70 ↑ +112%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,129.43 ↑ +138%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,172.05 ↑ +147%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,306.52 ↑ +175%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,385.15 ↑ +192%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $1,491.70 ↑ +215%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $1,598.25 ↑ +237%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,704.80 ↑ +259%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,730.28 ↑ +265%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,747.42 ↑ +268%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $1,811.35 ↑ +282%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $1,917.90 ↑ +304%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $1,917.90 ↑ +304%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,922.48 ↑ +305%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $2,131.00 ↑ +349%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,307.23 ↑ +386%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $2,525.69 ↑ +433%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $2,525.69 ↑ +433%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,525.69 ↑ +433%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,525.69 ↑ +433%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $2,592.27 ↑ +447%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $10,345.09 ↑ +2081%

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Tc-99m exametazime diag at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $3,147.18 $2,025.00 – $2,025.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,147.18 $2,025.00 – $2,025.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,243.49 $686.99 – $2,214.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,147.18 $2,025.00 – $2,025.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,147.18 $2,025.00 – $2,025.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,147.18 $2,025.00 – $2,025.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,922.38 $1,806.00 – $1,806.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,922.38 $1,806.00 – $1,806.00

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