Aminolevulinic acid delta 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

$4.39

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.

$14.63

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.

$2.93 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $196.46 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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 SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $2.93 ↓ -33%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $2.93 ↓ -33%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $2.96 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $3.22 ↓ -27%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7.61 ↑ +73%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $9.82 ↑ +124%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $10.01 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.02 ↑ +128%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $10.75 ↑ +145%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $10.97 ↑ +150%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.32 ↑ +158%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $11.70 ↑ +167%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $11.70 ↑ +167%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $12.00 ↑ +173%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $12.44 ↑ +183%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $12.44 ↑ +183%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.63 ↑ +233%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $163.71 ↑ +3629%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $196.46 ↑ +4375%

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Aminolevulinic acid delta at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $15.65 $3.29 – $24.25
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $45.92 $16.00 – $16.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $18.88 $16.45 – $43.23
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $17.30 $11.91 – $49.82

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