Culture typing added method at ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST
700 River Dr, Fort Bragg, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538113725
$13.57
Cash price 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.
$20.56
Gross charge 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.
$0.44 with UHC MCR ADV vs $47.59 with BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $0.44 | ↓ -97% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $2.15 | ↓ -84% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $2.79 | ↓ -79% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $2.96 | ↓ -78% |
| GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA | GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA | $3.71 | ↓ -73% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS | $3.71 | ↓ -73% |
| GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.99 | ↓ -71% |
| MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS | $3.99 | ↓ -71% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $4.38 | ↓ -68% |
| BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.38 | ↓ -68% |
| CIGNA - ALL PLANS | CIGNA - ALL PLANS | $4.45 | ↓ -67% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.61 | ↓ -66% |
| AHCC - ALL PLANS | AHCC - ALL PLANS | $5.13 | ↓ -62% |
| BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS | $5.13 | ↓ -62% |
| PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS | PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS | $5.70 | ↓ -58% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $5.70 | ↓ -58% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $42.84 | ↑ +216% |
| BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $47.59 | ↑ +251% |
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Culture typing added method at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| Walnut Creek Medical Center | WALNUT CREEK | $49.28 | $6.00 – $6.00 |