Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml 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

$74.30

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$247.66

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$49.53 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $572.50 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $49.53 ↓ -33%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $49.53 ↓ -33%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $50.03 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $54.49 ↓ -27%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.23 ↑ +1%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $128.78 ↑ +73%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.51 ↑ +94%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $144.51 ↑ +94%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $166.16 ↑ +124%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $169.40 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $169.65 ↑ +128%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $185.75 ↑ +150%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $198.13 ↑ +167%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $198.13 ↑ +167%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $203.08 ↑ +173%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $210.51 ↑ +183%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $210.51 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $477.08 ↑ +542%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $572.50 ↑ +671%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $282.51 $34.27 – $98.99
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $920.20 $52.45 – $540.96
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $842.80 $52.45 – $540.96
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $166.21 $40.80 – $100.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $324.80 $40.80 – $100.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $422.72 $53.08 – $120.07
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $422.72 $53.08 – $143.22
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $172.25 $53.08 – $282.82

All California hospitals for this procedure →