Tc-99m pertechnetate per mci at ST HELENA HOSPITAL
10 Woodland Rd Saint Helena CA 94574|525 Oregon St, Vallejo, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1720078082
$0.80
Cash price 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.
$5.30
Gross charge 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.
$2.39 with BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH vs $32.72 with UHC ALL PAYER - 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH | BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH | $2.39 | ↑ +199% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN | $2.46 | ↑ +208% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.50 | ↑ +213% |
| WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS | $2.81 | ↑ +251% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $2.92 | ↑ +265% |
| HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS | $3.25 | ↑ +306% |
| INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS | $3.45 | ↑ +331% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $3.55 | ↑ +344% |
| CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS | $3.71 | ↑ +364% |
| BLUE CROSS NON MCS | BLUE CROSS NON MCS | $3.94 | ↑ +393% |
| BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS | $3.98 | ↑ +398% |
| CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.24 | ↑ +430% |
| KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.35 | ↑ +444% |
| HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $4.51 | ↑ +464% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.73 | ↑ +491% |
| THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS | $4.77 | ↑ +496% |
| GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS | GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS | $4.77 | ↑ +496% |
| VA MEDI-CAL | VA MEDI-CAL | $5.30 | ↑ +563% |
| AETNA-ALL PLANS | AETNA-ALL PLANS | $10.18 | ↑ +1173% |
| UMR UHC PPO | UMR UHC PPO | $11.35 | ↑ +1319% |
| UHC OPTIONS PPO | UHC OPTIONS PPO | $32.72 | ↑ +3990% |
| UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS | UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS | $32.72 | ↑ +3990% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $32.72 | ↑ +3990% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $32.72 | ↑ +3990% |
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Tc-99m pertechnetate per mci at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $191.85 | $2.28 – $341.64 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $85.73 | $50.43 – $119.31 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $215.72 | $3.78 – $493.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $201.10 | $14.12 – $502.74 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $5.94 | $8.00 – $16.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $5.88 | $3.40 – $16.00 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $125.54 | $5.71 – $350.14 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $59.13 | $14.72 – $74.48 |