Ghs cricothyroidotomy 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

$223.60

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.

$1,118.00

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.

$30.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $6,488.00 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 $30.00 ↓ -87%
KAISER MEDI-CAL KAISER MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $66.41 ↓ -70%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $153.91 ↓ -31%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $284.85 ↑ +27%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $289.44 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $289.44 ↑ +29%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $289.44 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $301.02 ↑ +35%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $318.38 ↑ +42%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $326.26 ↑ +46%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $401.95 ↑ +80%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $413.90 ↑ +85%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $421.71 ↑ +89%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $425.29 ↑ +90%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $441.87 ↑ +98%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $683.80 ↑ +206%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS $789.00 ↑ +253%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $841.60 ↑ +276%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $841.60 ↑ +276%
PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $841.60 ↑ +276%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $862.64 ↑ +286%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $894.20 ↑ +300%
CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS $894.20 ↑ +300%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $894.20 ↑ +300%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $946.80 ↑ +323%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,488.00 ↑ +2802%

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Ghs cricothyroidotomy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,382.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $342.96 $211.41 – $610.74
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,382.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,382.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,382.40 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 $3,382.40 not published

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