Dextrose 5 % and 0.9 % sodium chloride intravenous solution 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

$49.14

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$74.45

Gross charge

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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.

$3.56 with UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $223.35 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

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 ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.56 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $3.56 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $17.77 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.75 ↓ -60%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $28.14 ↓ -43%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $36.48 ↓ -26%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $38.71 ↓ -21%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $40.13 ↓ -18%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $48.39 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $48.47 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $52.12 ↑ +6%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.12 ↑ +6%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.18 ↑ +16%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $58.07 ↑ +18%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $67.01 ↑ +36%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $67.01 ↑ +36%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $74.45 ↑ +52%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $223.35 ↑ +355%

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Dextrose 5 % and 0.9 % sodium chloride intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $1.42 – $19.60
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $20.18 $1.36 – $1.36
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $20.18 $1.36 – $1.36
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $21.73 $1.36 – $1.36

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