Biopsy of salivary glnd;incisional 42405 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

$322.80

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.

$1,076.00

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.

$60.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $674.05 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 $60.00 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $158.60 ↓ -51%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $158.60 ↓ -51%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $160.19 ↓ -50%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $174.46 ↓ -46%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $218.30 ↓ -32%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $224.70 ↓ -30%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $262.26 ↓ -19%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $292.11 ↓ -10%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $295.19 ↓ -9%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $295.19 ↓ -9%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $297.62 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $414.61 ↑ +28%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $414.61 ↑ +28%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $466.89 ↑ +45%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $542.41 ↑ +68%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $634.40 ↑ +97%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $634.40 ↑ +97%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $674.05 ↑ +109%

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Biopsy of salivary glnd;incisional 42405 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $9,917.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $9,917.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $9,917.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $9,917.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,560.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,560.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $9,917.60 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $4,560.40 not published

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