An fluoro guide for cvp 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

$150.00

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.

$500.00

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.

$2.77 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $63.56 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 $2.77 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $2.77 ↓ -98%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $14.00 ↓ -91%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $14.14 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $15.40 ↓ -90%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $19.45 ↓ -87%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $21.62 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $25.76 ↓ -83%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $27.05 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.06 ↓ -81%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $46.96 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $47.88 ↓ -68%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $51.46 ↓ -66%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.17 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $56.00 ↓ -63%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $56.00 ↓ -63%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $59.50 ↓ -60%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $63.56 ↓ -58%

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An fluoro guide for cvp at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,472.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $608.39 $96.16 – $1,083.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,472.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,472.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,472.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $738.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $738.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,472.80 not published

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