X-ray sella turcica 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

$77.85

Cash price

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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.

$519.00

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.

$1.38 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS vs $333.90 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 NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1.38 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.38 ↓ -98%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $10.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD BH MCR ADV $10.00 ↓ -87%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $10.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $10.00 ↓ -87%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $11.00 ↓ -86%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.00 ↓ -85%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $12.00 ↓ -85%
CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.13 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.30 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $14.06 ↓ -82%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $14.80 ↓ -81%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $21.62 ↓ -72%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $22.00 ↓ -72%
VA MEDI-CAL VA MEDI-CAL $31.01 ↓ -60%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $31.72 ↓ -59%
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $34.00 ↓ -56%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $36.00 ↓ -54%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $42.81 ↓ -45%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.81 ↓ -45%
UHC OPTIONS PPO UHC OPTIONS PPO $42.81 ↓ -45%
UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS UHC SELECT/SELECT PLUS $42.81 ↓ -45%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $79.34 ↑ +2%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $105.34 ↑ +35%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $115.61 ↑ +49%
VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS VA MCR - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.61 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH BLUE SHIELD BEHAV HLTH $166.95 ↑ +114%
UMR UHC PPO UMR UHC PPO $236.14 ↑ +203%
CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS CHOICECARE-ALL PLANS $259.70 ↑ +234%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $278.25 ↑ +257%
GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS GALAXY NETWORK-ALL PLANS $333.90 ↑ +329%

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X-ray sella turcica 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 $265.20 $81.00 – $81.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $265.20 $81.00 – $81.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00

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