Genetic tstg severe inh cond 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

$1,123.65

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.

$1,702.50

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.

$643.55 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $41,686.73 with UHC MCR ADV — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $643.55 ↓ -43%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $834.23 ↓ -26%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $885.30 ↓ -21%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $1,106.63 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $1,108.33 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $1,191.75 ↑ +6%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,191.75 ↑ +6%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,307.52 ↑ +16%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,309.05 ↑ +16%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,327.95 ↑ +18%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,378.00 ↑ +23%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $1,532.25 ↑ +36%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $1,532.25 ↑ +36%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,702.50 ↑ +52%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $5,107.50 ↑ +355%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $19,888.06 ↑ +1670%
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $22,097.69 ↑ +1867%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $41,686.73 ↑ +3610%

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Genetic tstg severe inh cond at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,325.64 $489.71 – $2,292.11
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $5,594.40 $1,071.00 – $1,071.00

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