Fusion of knee 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

$1,015.80

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.

$5,079.00

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.

$45.00 with KAISER MEDI-CAL vs $4,571.10 with THREE RIVERS-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
KAISER MEDI-CAL KAISER MEDI-CAL $45.00 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $45.00 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $66.41 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -93%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $1,243.64 ↑ +22%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,348.97 ↑ +33%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,348.97 ↑ +33%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,348.97 ↑ +33%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,483.87 ↑ +46%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,787.65 ↑ +76%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $1,849.33 ↑ +82%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,921.46 ↑ +89%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,929.03 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,965.45 ↑ +93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,143.35 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $2,265.05 ↑ +123%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $3,301.35 ↑ +225%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,063.20 ↑ +300%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $4,571.10 ↑ +350%

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Fusion of knee at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $965.01 $42.18 – $2,899.68
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $965.01 $80.00 – $16,512.70
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $761.85 $45.00 – $16,512.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,352.14 $75.00 – $2,265.05
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,523.70 $168.65 – $3,009.54
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $355.53 $168.65 – $2,899.68
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $863.43 $45.00 – $3,009.54
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,371.33 $843.26 – $2,953.82

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