Drain thigh/knee lesion 27301 at CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER

640 Ulukahiki St, Kailua, HI · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1316937691

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$417.28

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.

$1,304.00

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.

$29.27 with PACIFIC ADMIN PPO - ALL PLANS vs $1,112.27 with STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - 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
PACIFIC ADMIN PPO - ALL PLANS PACIFIC ADMIN PPO - ALL PLANS $29.27 ↓ -93%
HWMG/HMAA - ALL PLANS HWMG/HMAA - ALL PLANS $119.08 ↓ -71%
HMSA QUEST ABD HMSA QUEST ABD $414.94 ↓ -1%
UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS $494.34 ↑ +18%
ALOHACARE QUEST MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS ALOHACARE QUEST MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $494.34 ↑ +18%
CHOICECARE MEDICARE - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE MEDICARE - ALL PLANS $494.34 ↑ +18%
KFH MCR ADV KFH MCR ADV $494.34 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN HMN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN HMN - ALL PLANS $507.84 ↑ +22%
DEVOTED HLTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED HLTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $509.17 ↑ +22%
ALOHACARE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY ALOHACARE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $519.06 ↑ +24%
HMSA PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HMSA PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $814.37 ↑ +95%
HMSA HMO HMSA HMO $852.74 ↑ +104%
MDX HAWAII PPO - ALL PLANS MDX HAWAII PPO - ALL PLANS $872.89 ↑ +109%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $887.36 ↑ +113%
KFH MEDICAID KFH MEDICAID $944.00 ↑ +126%
OHANA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS OHANA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $944.00 ↑ +126%
STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - ALL PLANS STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - ALL PLANS $1,112.27 ↑ +167%

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Drain thigh/knee lesion 27301 at other Hawaii hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU $5,572.50 not published

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