Incision of breast lesion 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

$257.28

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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$804.00

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 $804.00 with KFH MEDICAID — 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 ↓ -89%
HMSA QUEST ABD HMSA QUEST ABD $176.39 ↓ -31%
HWMG/HMAA - ALL PLANS HWMG/HMAA - ALL PLANS $227.24 ↓ -12%
MULTIPLAN HMN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN HMN - ALL PLANS $270.55 ↑ +5%
UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS $325.43 ↑ +26%
ALOHACARE QUEST MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS ALOHACARE QUEST MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $325.43 ↑ +26%
CHOICECARE MEDICARE - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE MEDICARE - ALL PLANS $325.43 ↑ +26%
KFH MCR ADV KFH MCR ADV $325.43 ↑ +26%
DEVOTED HLTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED HLTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $335.19 ↑ +30%
ALOHACARE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY ALOHACARE MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $341.70 ↑ +33%
HMSA PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HMSA PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $501.20 ↑ +95%
HMSA HMO HMSA HMO $524.82 ↑ +104%
MDX HAWAII PPO - ALL PLANS MDX HAWAII PPO - ALL PLANS $598.28 ↑ +133%
STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - ALL PLANS STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - ALL PLANS $732.22 ↑ +185%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $755.76 ↑ +194%
OHANA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS OHANA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $804.00 ↑ +213%
KFH MEDICAID KFH MEDICAID $804.00 ↑ +213%

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Incision of breast lesion at other Hawaii hospitals

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Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU not published not published

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