X-ray optic foramina 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

$267.30

Cash price

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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.

$1,782.00

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.

$1.55 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $423.90 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 $1.55 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1.55 ↓ -99%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $11.67 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $11.67 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $11.67 ↓ -96%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $11.67 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $12.84 ↓ -95%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.91 ↓ -95%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $14.00 ↓ -95%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $14.76 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $15.60 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $17.27 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $25.98 ↓ -90%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $26.40 ↓ -90%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $37.27 ↓ -86%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $39.74 ↓ -85%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $40.80 ↓ -85%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $43.20 ↓ -84%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $49.20 ↓ -82%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.20 ↓ -82%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $49.20 ↓ -82%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $49.20 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $92.59 ↓ -65%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $115.61 ↓ -57%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.61 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $154.10 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $211.95 ↓ -21%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $299.79 ↑ +12%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $329.70 ↑ +23%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $353.25 ↑ +32%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $423.90 ↑ +59%

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X-ray optic foramina at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $306.80 $81.00 – $81.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $306.80 $81.00 – $81.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00

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