Pr discharge day management hospital ip/obs <=30 min on ecounter date 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

$131.34

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.

$199.00

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.

$37.60 with MEDI-CAL vs $179.10 with BEECH STREET - 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $37.60 ↓ -71%
PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS PARTNERSHIP HP MCAL-ALL PLANS $54.52 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.39 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $75.22 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $75.80 ↓ -42%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $75.80 ↓ -42%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $75.80 ↓ -42%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $83.38 ↓ -37%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $95.54 ↓ -27%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.54 ↓ -27%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $110.44 ↓ -16%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $116.14 ↓ -12%
GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA GREAT WEST HMO/POS/EPO/OA $129.35 ↓ -2%
GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS GREAT WEST PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.30 ↑ +6%
MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN - ALL PLANS $139.30 ↑ +6%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $152.14 ↑ +16%
AHCC - ALL PLANS AHCC - ALL PLANS $179.10 ↑ +36%
BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS BEECH STREET - ALL PLANS $179.10 ↑ +36%

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Pr discharge day management hospital ip/obs <=30 min on ecounter date at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $127.21 $49.42 – $187.18
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $66.24 $11.60 – $96.83
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $103.43 $138.67 – $204.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $37.81 $2.06 – $125.07
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $26.85 $37.60 – $133.46
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $37.81 $37.60 – $229.35
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $29.85 $37.60 – $131.05
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $99.00 $37.60 – $122.18

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