EKG for initial prevent exam g0403 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

$157.08

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.

$238.00

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.

$45.11 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $714.00 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 EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $45.11 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.13 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $89.96 ↓ -43%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $123.76 ↓ -21%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $154.70 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $154.94 ↓ -1%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.60 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $166.60 ↑ +6%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $182.78 ↑ +16%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $185.64 ↑ +18%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $214.20 ↑ +36%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $214.20 ↑ +36%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $238.00 ↑ +52%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $278.92 ↑ +78%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $714.00 ↑ +355%

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EKG for initial prevent exam g0403 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $45.22 $238.00 – $675.81
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $71.40 $238.00 – $407.41
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $16.66 $16.02 – $294.33
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $40.46 $16.02 – $324.73
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $64.26 $16.08 – $523.31
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah $47.60 $238.00 – $504.83
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $218.51 – $218.51
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $276.14 – $276.14

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