Treatment of thigh fracture 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

$848.40

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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.

$5,656.00

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.

$80.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,324.75 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $80.00 ↓ -91%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $282.15 ↓ -67%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $436.05 ↓ -49%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $461.70 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $977.68 ↑ +15%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $977.68 ↑ +15%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $977.68 ↑ +15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $977.68 ↑ +15%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,075.45 ↑ +27%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,173.22 ↑ +38%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,173.22 ↑ +38%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,219.97 ↑ +44%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,316.05 ↑ +55%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,316.05 ↑ +55%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $1,316.05 ↑ +55%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $1,316.05 ↑ +55%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,398.08 ↑ +65%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,461.17 ↑ +72%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,721.75 ↑ +103%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,819.51 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,324.75 ↑ +174%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $2,324.75 ↑ +174%

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Treatment of thigh fracture at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,748.25 $679.09 – $2,572.50
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,869.66 $3,125.00 – $17,298.12
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $648.66 $28.89 – $2,035.95
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $648.66 $160.09 – $16,512.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $512.10 $160.09 – $16,512.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,253.24 $546.00 – $1,645.56
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,024.20 $75.00 – $2,113.08
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $238.98 $399.00 – $2,035.95

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