Determine refractive state 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

$19.80

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.

$66.00

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.

$13.20 with BLUE SHIELD MCARE vs $46.00 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
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $13.20 ↓ -33%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $13.20 ↓ -33%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $13.33 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.52 ↓ -27%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $22.23 ↑ +12%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $22.27 ↑ +12%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.92 ↑ +21%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $25.51 ↑ +29%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.51 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $29.96 ↑ +51%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.96 ↑ +51%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $31.46 ↑ +59%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $31.51 ↑ +59%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $34.50 ↑ +74%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $36.80 ↑ +86%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $36.80 ↑ +86%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $37.72 ↑ +91%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $39.10 ↑ +97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $46.00 ↑ +132%

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Determine refractive state at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $12.54 $0.56 – $675.81
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $12.54 $22.23 – $110.88
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $9.90 $19.75 – $101.02
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $43.56 $20.67 – $278.92
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $4.62 $11.03 – $304.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $11.22 $30.43 – $273.60
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $17.82 $19.75 – $684.56
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $12.54 $20.12 – $82.66

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