Absorpt drg > 48 sq in without b at ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST

700 River Dr, Fort Bragg, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538113725

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 2, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$14.52

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.

$22.00

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.

$3.76 with UHC JLL CSP vs $31.90 with PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-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 JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $3.76 ↓ -74%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.76 ↓ -74%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $7.89 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.34 ↓ -43%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.03 ↓ -38%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $9.03 ↓ -38%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $9.93 ↓ -32%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $11.00 ↓ -24%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $13.16 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.67 ↑ +42%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $22.00 ↑ +52%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $22.00 ↑ +52%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $22.00 ↑ +52%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $22.00 ↑ +52%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $22.00 ↑ +52%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.00 ↑ +52%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $31.90 ↑ +120%

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Absorpt drg > 48 sq in without b at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $4.18 $3.61 – $44.00
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $6.60 $2.83 – $22.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $1.54 $2.87 – $26.40
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $3.74 $3.65 – $44.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $5.94 $2.98 – $22.00
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah $4.40 $2.83 – $66.41
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana not published $12.55 – $12.55
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank not published $12.55 – $12.55

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