Amputate leg at thigh 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

$677.70

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.

$2,259.00

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.

$118.02 with MEDI-CAL vs $8,004.54 with BLUE SHIELD EPN — 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $118.02 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $451.80 ↓ -33%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $451.80 ↓ -33%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $456.32 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $496.98 ↓ -27%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $605.87 ↓ -11%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $672.66 ↓ -1%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $773.91 ↑ +14%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $874.46 ↑ +29%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $890.97 ↑ +31%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $891.94 ↑ +32%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $891.94 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,066.13 ↑ +57%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,433.35 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,433.35 ↑ +112%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,807.20 ↑ +167%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $1,807.20 ↑ +167%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $1,920.15 ↑ +183%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8,004.54 ↑ +1081%

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Amputate leg at thigh at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $429.21 $19.58 – $6,943.76
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $429.21 $95.00 – $4,208.34
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $338.85 $95.00 – $4,208.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,490.94 $95.00 – $1,066.13
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $158.13 $125.00 – $8,631.30
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $384.03 $120.00 – $1,433.35
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $609.93 $590.47 – $1,406.81
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $429.21 $118.02 – $1,238.79

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