Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous 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

$87.56

Cash price

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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.

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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$132.66

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.

$1.70 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $397.98 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 $1.70 ↓ -98%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.14 ↓ -95%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4.14 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $50.15 ↓ -43%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $65.00 ↓ -26%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $68.98 ↓ -21%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $71.50 ↓ -18%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $86.23 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $86.36 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $92.86 ↑ +6%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.86 ↑ +6%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.88 ↑ +16%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $103.47 ↑ +18%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $119.39 ↑ +36%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $119.39 ↑ +36%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $132.66 ↑ +52%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $397.98 ↑ +355%

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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $18.09 – $52.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $89.76 $2.07 – $2.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $115.99 $24.30 – $52.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $106.24 $46.44 – $168.56
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $40.07 $12.40 – $31.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $39.64 $7.75 – $31.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $89.76 $2.24 – $2.88
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $89.76 $2.67 – $2.88

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