Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit 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

$30.59

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.

$101.97

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.

$0.03 with UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $98.12 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
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.03 ↓ -100%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $0.03 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $19.62 ↓ -36%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $19.62 ↓ -36%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $19.82 ↓ -35%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $21.59 ↓ -29%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $51.02 ↑ +67%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.92 ↑ +109%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $63.92 ↑ +109%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $65.83 ↑ +115%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $67.11 ↑ +119%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $67.21 ↑ +120%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $73.59 ↑ +141%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $78.50 ↑ +157%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $78.50 ↑ +157%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $80.46 ↑ +163%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $83.40 ↑ +173%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $83.40 ↑ +173%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $98.12 ↑ +221%

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Bupivacaine 0.1 % epidural pca - 1 hour dose limit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $254.64 $0.01 – $0.01
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $274.23 $0.01 – $0.01

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