Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco 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

$124.50

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.

$415.00

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.

$8.77 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $273.00 with MEDI-CAL — 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 $8.77 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $8.77 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $54.60 ↓ -56%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $54.60 ↓ -56%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $55.15 ↓ -56%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $60.06 ↓ -52%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $141.96 ↑ +14%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $149.69 ↑ +20%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $186.73 ↑ +50%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $187.01 ↑ +50%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $200.68 ↑ +61%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $204.75 ↑ +64%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $207.50 ↑ +67%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $211.25 ↑ +70%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $218.40 ↑ +75%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $218.40 ↑ +75%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $223.86 ↑ +80%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $232.05 ↑ +86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $273.00 ↑ +119%

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Aco annual medicare visit (awv), initial g0438aco at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $420.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $420.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $420.00 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $420.00 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $420.00 not published
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $293.04 $54.85 – $207.76
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $576.30 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $270.30 not published

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