Removal of ureter stone 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

$609.40

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.

$3,047.00

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.

$35.00 with KAISER MEDI-CAL vs $2,742.30 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 $35.00 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $66.41 ↓ -89%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $798.73 ↑ +31%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $798.73 ↑ +31%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $798.73 ↑ +31%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $878.60 ↑ +44%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $897.18 ↑ +47%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $1,099.48 ↑ +80%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $1,129.86 ↑ +85%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $1,142.18 ↑ +87%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $1,163.75 ↑ +91%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,173.92 ↑ +93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,285.57 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,358.57 ↑ +123%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $1,980.55 ↑ +225%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,437.60 ↑ +300%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $2,742.30 ↑ +350%

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Removal of ureter stone at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $578.93 $25.77 – $1,520.43
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $578.93 $744.60 – $1,520.43
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $457.05 $30.00 – $1,557.59
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,011.02 $30.00 – $1,358.57
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $914.10 $60.00 – $1,487.14
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $213.29 $60.00 – $1,520.43
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $517.99 $744.60 – $1,526.97
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $822.69 $148.92 – $1,557.59

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