Amputation of lower leg 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

$833.10

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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$2,777.00

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.

$113.92 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,360.45 with BRMS - 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $113.92 ↓ -86%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $737.59 ↓ -11%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $737.59 ↓ -11%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $737.59 ↓ -11%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $737.59 ↓ -11%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $767.42 ↓ -8%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $811.35 ↓ -3%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $986.17 ↑ +18%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,054.75 ↑ +27%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $1,074.67 ↑ +29%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,131.56 ↑ +36%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,131.56 ↑ +36%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,399.74 ↑ +68%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,861.88 ↑ +123%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,861.88 ↑ +123%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $2,360.45 ↑ +183%

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Amputation of lower leg at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,125.21 $643.39 – $3,127.18
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $527.63 $24.84 – $1,793.91
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $527.63 $113.92 – $4,208.34
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $416.55 $65.00 – $4,208.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,832.82 $35.00 – $1,399.74
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $194.39 $65.00 – $1,793.91
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $472.09 $113.92 – $1,861.88
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $749.79 $30.00 – $1,827.40

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