Arthrd ant dfrm 8+ vrt sgm 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

$4,950.00

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.

$7,500.00

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.

$105.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $7,500.00 with BEECH STREET - 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $105.00 ↓ -98%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $152.25 ↓ -97%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,938.92 ↓ -61%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,938.92 ↓ -61%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,938.92 ↓ -61%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,132.81 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,186.20 ↓ -56%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $2,825.01 ↓ -43%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,964.32 ↓ -40%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2,964.32 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,311.90 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,499.94 ↓ -29%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $7,500.00 ↑ +52%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $7,500.00 ↑ +52%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $7,500.00 ↑ +52%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,500.00 ↑ +52%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $7,500.00 ↑ +52%

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Arthrd ant dfrm 8+ vrt sgm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,425.00 $63.91 – $4,413.59
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,425.00 $105.00 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $1,125.00 $1,653.01 – $22,551.40
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $2,250.00 $100.00 – $4,580.81
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $525.00 $330.60 – $4,413.59
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $1,275.00 $1,653.01 – $4,580.81
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $2,025.00 $1,653.01 – $4,495.99
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,425.00 $1,653.01 – $3,959.01

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