RC 972

X-ray of lower spine, professional fee at St Helena Hospital

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X-ray of lower leg, 2 views

Helena, CA

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St Helena Hospital’s median price of $79 is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 53% of the 240 hospitals reporting RC 972. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 972 at St Helena Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 20 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield bh mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$83	$120	145%	—	$7 – $1.4k
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$83	$120	145%	—	$7 – $1.4k
3	Kaiser kaiser mcr adv fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$83	$120	145%	—	$7 – $1.4k
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield tricare blue shield fee schedule · outpatient	$59	$83	$120	144%	—	$7 – $1.4k
5	Cigna cigna-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$90	$162	180%	—	$8 – $1.8k
6	Kaiser kaiser-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$71	$100	$144	144%	—	$8 – $1.6k
7	Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$139	$181	130%	—	$10 – $1.8k
8	Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$187	$260	140%	—	$13 – $2.8k
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$187	$187	$98	52%	1–10	$90 – $285
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$187	$187	$98	52%	1–10	$90 – $285
11	Cigna cigna-all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$172	$247	$191	77%	—	$75 – $570
12	UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$255	$319	125%	—	$27 – $2.5k
13	UnitedHealthcare uhc jll fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$255	$319	125%	—	$27 – $2.5k
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$255	$319	125%	—	$27 – $2.5k
15	UnitedHealthcare uhc select/select plus fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$255	$319	125%	—	$27 – $2.5k
16	Aetna aetna-all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$157	$285	$401	141%	—	$1 – $3.1k
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn-all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$99	$467	$1.5k	323%	—	$6 – $16.8k
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield non-epn fee schedule · outpatient	$105	$494	$1.6k	323%	—	$7 – $17.7k
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$679	$2.5k	365%	—	$1 – $26.3k
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$679	$2.5k	365%	—	$1 – $26.3k

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

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