Arthrd pst dfrm 7-12 vrt sgm 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

$2,128.50

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.

$7,095.00

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.

$70.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $6,030.75 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 $70.00 ↓ -97%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,804.11 ↓ -15%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $1,874.91 ↓ -12%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,874.91 ↓ -12%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $1,874.91 ↓ -12%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $1,874.91 ↓ -12%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,062.40 ↓ -3%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $2,380.22 ↑ +12%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,681.12 ↑ +26%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $2,731.74 ↑ +28%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,781.06 ↑ +31%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,781.06 ↑ +31%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,395.86 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4,447.82 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,447.82 ↑ +109%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $6,030.75 ↑ +183%

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Arthrd pst dfrm 7-12 vrt sgm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,348.05 $61.05 – $4,285.46
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,348.05 $105.00 – $22,551.40
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $1,064.25 $105.00 – $22,551.40
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $4,682.70 $75.00 – $3,395.86
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $496.65 $1,689.87 – $4,285.46
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $1,206.15 $338.05 – $4,447.82
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,915.65 $338.05 – $4,365.46
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,348.05 $105.00 – $3,844.07

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