Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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

$2.55

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.

$12.75

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.

$4.86 with BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS vs $193.56 with BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $4.86 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $4.92 ↑ +93%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $6.63 ↑ +160%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $7.29 ↑ +186%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $8.29 ↑ +225%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS $9.56 ↑ +275%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $9.95 ↑ +290%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $10.09 ↑ +296%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $10.20 ↑ +300%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $10.20 ↑ +300%
PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $10.20 ↑ +300%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $10.46 ↑ +310%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $10.66 ↑ +318%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $10.84 ↑ +325%
CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS $10.84 ↑ +325%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $10.84 ↑ +325%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $11.48 ↑ +350%
KAISER MEDI-CAL KAISER MEDI-CAL $12.75 ↑ +400%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.75 ↑ +400%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.35 ↑ +463%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $14.35 ↑ +463%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $14.35 ↑ +463%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $14.35 ↑ +463%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $25.83 ↑ +913%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $126.27 ↑ +4852%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $145.17 ↑ +5593%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $161.31 ↑ +6226%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $193.56 ↑ +7491%

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Ghs protoporphyrins fract at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $127.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $127.92 $10.00 – $10.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $38.08 $13.00 – $13.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $38.19 $2.87 – $59.17

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