Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds at UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL

275 Hospital Dr, Ukiah, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1235120676

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 24, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$152.40

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.

$762.00

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.

$55.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $4,635.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 $55.00 ↓ -64%
KAISER MEDI-CAL KAISER MEDI-CAL $55.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $66.41 ↓ -56%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $99.70 ↓ -35%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $99.70 ↓ -35%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $99.70 ↓ -35%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $105.34 ↓ -31%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $109.67 ↓ -28%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $130.57 ↓ -14%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $132.41 ↓ -13%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $137.57 ↓ -10%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $142.57 ↓ -6%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $145.26 ↓ -5%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $245.62 ↑ +61%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $247.00 ↑ +62%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $257.85 ↑ +69%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $304.00 ↑ +99%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $342.00 ↑ +124%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS $501.00 ↑ +229%
PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $534.40 ↑ +251%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $534.40 ↑ +251%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $547.76 ↑ +259%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $567.80 ↑ +273%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $567.80 ↑ +273%
CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS $567.80 ↑ +273%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $742.92 ↑ +387%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,635.00 ↑ +2941%

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Biopsy tongue anterior two-thirds at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,704.80 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,704.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,704.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,704.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,497.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,497.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,704.80 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $1,497.60 not published

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