Aco cmplx chron care addl 20 min 99489aco 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

$121.44

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.

$184.00

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.

$20.67 with BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $174.00 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
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.67 ↓ -83%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $33.87 ↓ -72%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.87 ↓ -72%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $44.01 ↓ -64%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $44.01 ↓ -64%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $44.01 ↓ -64%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.41 ↓ -60%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $61.64 ↓ -49%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $64.12 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.14 ↓ -46%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $119.60 ↓ -2%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $120.00 ↓ -1%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $120.00 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $120.00 ↓ -1%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $120.00 ↓ -1%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.00 ↓ -1%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $140.67 ↑ +16%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $174.00 ↑ +43%

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Aco cmplx chron care addl 20 min 99489aco at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $77.28 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $77.28 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $77.28 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $77.28 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $77.28 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $34.96 $0.73 – $240.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO $77.28 not published
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA $77.28 not published

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