Drain cath image guided visceral pq 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

$194.40

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.

$648.00

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.

$65.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $2,206.47 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 $65.00 ↓ -67%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $164.52 ↓ -15%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $164.52 ↓ -15%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $164.52 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $164.52 ↓ -15%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $180.97 ↓ -7%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $210.19 ↑ +8%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $230.62 ↑ +19%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $235.26 ↑ +21%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $239.71 ↑ +23%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $260.11 ↑ +34%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $260.11 ↑ +34%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $550.80 ↑ +183%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,357.13 ↑ +598%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $2,206.47 ↑ +1035%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,206.47 ↑ +1035%

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Drain cath image guided visceral pq at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,737.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,554.90 $278.25 – $3,763.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,737.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,737.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,737.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,761.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,761.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,737.60 not published

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