Abdominal MRI (with 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

$1,613.10

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.

$5,377.00

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.

$12.57 with BLUE CROSS NON MCS vs $4,301.60 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 NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $12.57 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.57 ↓ -99%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $45.47 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $80.62 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $80.62 ↓ -95%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $80.62 ↓ -95%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $80.62 ↓ -95%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $88.68 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $117.46 ↓ -93%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $123.35 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $157.57 ↓ -90%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $272.00 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $299.22 ↓ -81%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $335.00 ↓ -79%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $450.98 ↓ -72%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $450.98 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,677.87 ↑ +128%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $4,301.60 ↑ +167%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $4,301.60 ↑ +167%

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Abdominal MRI (with contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,430.47 $452.69 – $4,328.22
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,276.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,276.00 $324.00 – $324.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $2,835.60 $71.43 – $3,957.60
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $4,390.40 $484.00 – $484.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →