Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) 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

$1,053.60

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.

$5,268.00

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.

$31.30 with CIGNA-ALL PLANS vs $4,477.80 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
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $31.30 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $56.01 ↓ -95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $56.01 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $56.01 ↓ -95%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $61.61 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $74.53 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $81.61 ↓ -92%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $82.89 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $103.45 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $109.33 ↓ -90%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $144.30 ↓ -86%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $177.60 ↓ -83%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $199.80 ↓ -81%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $210.94 ↓ -80%
KAISER MEDI-CAL KAISER MEDI-CAL $210.94 ↓ -80%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $314.32 ↓ -70%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $328.67 ↓ -69%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $335.00 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,583.22 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,759.12 ↑ +67%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,110.88 ↑ +100%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS $3,951.00 ↑ +275%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $4,214.40 ↑ +300%
PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,214.40 ↑ +300%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,319.76 ↑ +310%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $4,477.80 ↑ +325%
CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS $4,477.80 ↑ +325%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $4,477.80 ↑ +325%

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,768.80 $348.00 – $348.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,761.59 $307.13 – $4,917.90
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,768.80 $348.00 – $348.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,768.80 $348.00 – $348.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,768.80 $348.00 – $348.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,132.00 $229.00 – $229.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,132.00 $229.00 – $229.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,768.80 $348.00 – $348.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →