MRA abdomen post contrast 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

$909.12

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.

$2,841.00

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.

$369.03 with UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $3,951.50 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
UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC QUEST - ALL OTHER PLANS $369.03 ↓ -59%
KFH MCR ADV KFH MCR ADV $370.82 ↓ -59%
CHOICECARE MEDICARE - ALL PLANS CHOICECARE MEDICARE - ALL PLANS $370.82 ↓ -59%
OHANA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS OHANA HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $378.24 ↓ -58%
DEVOTED HLTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS DEVOTED HLTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $389.36 ↓ -57%
ALOHACARE QUEST MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS ALOHACARE QUEST MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $563.82 ↓ -38%
HMSA PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HMSA PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $737.17 ↓ -19%
HMSA HMO HMSA HMO $737.17 ↓ -19%
PACIFIC ADMIN PPO - ALL PLANS PACIFIC ADMIN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,436.09 ↑ +58%
HWMG/HMAA - ALL PLANS HWMG/HMAA - ALL PLANS $1,661.89 ↑ +83%
MDX HAWAII PPO - ALL PLANS MDX HAWAII PPO - ALL PLANS $1,802.56 ↑ +98%
COMM HEALTH ALLIANCE - ALL PLANS COMM HEALTH ALLIANCE - ALL PLANS $1,806.40 ↑ +99%
KFH - ALL OTHER PLANS KFH - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,919.30 ↑ +111%
UNI HEALTH ALLIANCE - ALL PLANS UNI HEALTH ALLIANCE - ALL PLANS $2,106.71 ↑ +132%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $2,122.52 ↑ +133%
KFH MEDICAID KFH MEDICAID $2,258.00 ↑ +148%
STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - ALL PLANS STATE OF HI NONPROFIT - ALL PLANS $3,951.50 ↑ +335%

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MRA abdomen post contrast at other Hawaii hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU $2,040.00 $375.00 – $375.00

All Hawaii hospitals for this procedure →