Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

$150.80

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.

$754.00

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.

$13.68 with TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS vs $640.90 with CHOICE CARE-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
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS $13.68 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $13.68 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $13.68 ↓ -91%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $15.05 ↓ -90%
CIGNA-ALL PLANS CIGNA-ALL PLANS $17.61 ↓ -88%
AETNA-ALL PLANS AETNA-ALL PLANS $17.90 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 UHC JLL CSP 1/1/25 $17.98 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS HEALTHNET-ALL PLANS $19.93 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS-ALL PLANS $20.25 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN-ALL OTHER PLANS $22.90 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $24.20 ↓ -84%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $28.15 ↓ -81%
KAISER MEDI-CAL KAISER MEDI-CAL $28.15 ↓ -81%
MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS MENDOCINO LCC DISTRICT-ALL PLANS $33.80 ↓ -78%
KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER-ALL OTHER PLANS $41.60 ↓ -72%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $42.78 ↓ -72%
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS $46.80 ↓ -69%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $46.92 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $129.65 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $144.05 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS-ALL OTHER PLANS $172.86 ↑ +15%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE-ALL PLANS $565.50 ↑ +275%
NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS NETWORKS BY DESIGN-ALL PLANS $603.20 ↑ +300%
PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS PHCS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $603.20 ↑ +300%
INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN-ALL PLANS $618.28 ↑ +310%
BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS BEECH STREET-ALL PLANS $640.90 ↑ +325%
HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS HEALTH MGMT NETWORK-ALL PLANS $640.90 ↑ +325%
CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS CHOICE CARE-ALL PLANS $640.90 ↑ +325%

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Ultrasound guidance for vascular access at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $220.32 $42.58 – $392.34
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,008.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,008.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $660.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $660.40 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $219.02 $46.45 – $270.63
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,008.00 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $1,008.00 not published

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