X-ray elbow >= 3 views (both sides) 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

$302.85

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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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$2,019.00

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.

$1.28 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $389.70 with GALAXY NETWORK-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 CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.28 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1.28 ↓ -100%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $9.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $9.29 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $9.29 ↓ -97%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $9.29 ↓ -97%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $10.22 ↓ -97%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $10.81 ↓ -96%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.15 ↓ -96%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $11.15 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.83 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $12.50 ↓ -96%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $13.75 ↓ -95%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $20.35 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $25.98 ↓ -91%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $31.45 ↓ -90%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $33.30 ↓ -89%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $37.27 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $39.64 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $39.64 ↓ -87%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $39.64 ↓ -87%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $39.64 ↓ -87%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $40.27 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $73.71 ↓ -76%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.61 ↓ -62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $115.61 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $141.38 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $194.85 ↓ -36%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $275.60 ↓ -9%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $303.10 ↑ +0%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $324.75 ↑ +7%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $389.70 ↑ +29%

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X-ray elbow >= 3 views (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $616.00 $118.00 – $118.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $616.00 $118.00 – $118.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $321.50 $56.38 – $572.52
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $616.00 $118.00 – $118.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $616.00 $118.00 – $118.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $616.00 $118.00 – $118.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $431.60 $81.00 – $81.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $431.60 $81.00 – $81.00

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