Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at WILLITS HOSPITAL INC

1 Marcela Dr, Willits, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1356339543

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 20, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,919.30

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.

$9,731.00

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.

$16.39 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $7,784.80 with GHN PPO - 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
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.39 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $16.39 ↓ -99%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $59.21 ↓ -98%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $103.18 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $103.18 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $103.18 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $103.18 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $113.50 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $150.33 ↓ -95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $157.87 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $206.49 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $333.52 ↓ -89%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $335.00 ↓ -89%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $347.65 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $501.55 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $501.55 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $4,605.00 ↑ +58%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $7,784.80 ↑ +167%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $7,784.80 ↑ +167%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,916.21 $453.77 – $5,193.24
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,368.00 $336.00 – $336.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,368.00 $336.00 – $336.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $3,402.72 $71.43 – $4,749.12
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →