Reconstruct ankle joint 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

$666.40

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.

$3,332.00

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 KAISER MEDI-CAL vs $2,998.80 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 $55.00 ↓ -92%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $55.00 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $66.41 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -90%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $850.89 ↑ +28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $883.62 ↑ +33%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $883.62 ↑ +33%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $883.62 ↑ +33%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $971.98 ↑ +46%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,182.84 ↑ +77%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $1,221.06 ↑ +83%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,263.58 ↑ +90%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,268.68 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,287.43 ↑ +93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,515.39 ↑ +127%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,601.43 ↑ +140%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $2,165.80 ↑ +225%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,665.60 ↑ +300%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $2,998.80 ↑ +350%

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Reconstruct ankle joint at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $633.08 $27.85 – $2,012.22
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $633.08 $90.00 – $34,898.90
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $499.80 $890.99 – $34,898.90
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,199.12 $55.00 – $1,601.43
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $999.60 $185.41 – $2,088.45
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $566.44 $61.00 – $2,088.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $899.64 $185.41 – $2,049.79
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $633.08 $55.00 – $1,804.97

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