Arthrd ant ntrbd min dsc thc 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

$1,700.40

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.

$5,668.00

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.

$256.89 with MEDI-CAL vs $3,378.96 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $256.89 ↓ -85%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $655.35 ↓ -61%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,412.82 ↓ -17%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,544.64 ↓ -9%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,544.64 ↓ -9%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $1,544.64 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,544.64 ↓ -9%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,699.10 ↓ -0%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,879.65 ↑ +11%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,194.78 ↑ +29%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,194.78 ↑ +29%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,208.84 ↑ +30%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $2,250.54 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,545.65 ↑ +50%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $3,378.96 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,378.96 ↑ +99%

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Arthrd ant ntrbd min dsc thc at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,076.92 $48.18 – $3,255.62
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,076.92 $256.89 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $850.20 $100.00 – $22,551.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $3,740.88 $256.89 – $2,545.65
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $396.76 $105.00 – $3,255.62
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $963.56 $256.89 – $3,378.96
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,530.36 $105.00 – $3,316.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,076.92 $256.89 – $2,920.30

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