Tongue and neck surgery 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

$1,492.20

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.

$7,461.00

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 $6,714.90 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 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $45.00 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $66.41 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $66.41 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $1,941.80 ↑ +30%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,941.80 ↑ +30%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,941.80 ↑ +30%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $2,073.06 ↑ +39%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,135.98 ↑ +43%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $2,672.46 ↑ +79%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $2,721.38 ↑ +82%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $2,776.77 ↑ +86%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,808.33 ↑ +88%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,827.52 ↑ +89%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $2,829.20 ↑ +90%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $2,967.79 ↑ +99%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $4,849.65 ↑ +225%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $5,968.80 ↑ +300%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $6,714.90 ↑ +350%

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Tongue and neck surgery at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,417.59 $62.07 – $3,767.36
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,417.59 $70.00 – $3,767.36
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $1,119.15 $40.00 – $3,927.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $4,924.26 $40.00 – $2,967.79
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $2,238.30 $70.00 – $3,786.27
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $522.27 $219.28 – $3,767.36
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $1,268.37 $1,096.42 – $3,786.27
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $2,014.47 $219.28 – $3,927.05

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