Brach/thor cath 3rd 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

$326.10

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,087.00

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.

$262.84 with MEDI-CAL vs $4,251.85 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 $262.84 ↓ -19%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $285.77 ↓ -12%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $285.77 ↓ -12%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $285.77 ↓ -12%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $285.77 ↓ -12%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $308.47 ↓ -5%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $314.35 ↓ -4%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $364.90 ↑ +12%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $408.65 ↑ +25%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $416.37 ↑ +28%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $433.67 ↑ +33%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $433.67 ↑ +33%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $923.95 ↑ +183%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,719.82 ↑ +1041%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4,251.85 ↑ +1204%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,251.85 ↑ +1204%

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Brach/thor cath 3rd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,160.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,047.70 $370.98 – $1,865.76
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,160.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,160.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,160.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,026.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,026.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $6,160.00 not published

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