Established Patient Office Visit (level 4) 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

$77.70

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.

$259.00

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.

$37.50 with MEDI-CAL vs $407.41 with BC MEDICARE — 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 $37.50 ↓ -52%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $79.01 ↑ +2%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $84.93 ↑ +9%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $89.46 ↑ +15%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $93.42 ↑ +20%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.59 ↑ +31%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $101.59 ↑ +31%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $121.45 ↑ +56%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $123.74 ↑ +59%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $154.04 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $154.04 ↑ +98%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.86 ↑ +102%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $161.50 ↑ +108%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $177.16 ↑ +128%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $207.20 ↑ +167%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $207.20 ↑ +167%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $403.38 ↑ +419%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $407.41 ↑ +424%

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Established Patient Office Visit (level 4) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,166.40 $83.70 – $241.80
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $2,281.82 $61.88 – $475.30
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,129.07 $53.79 – $381.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $212.46 $55.63 – $210.70
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $784.40 $53.79 – $373.38
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $140.61 $66.81 – $303.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $134.33 $66.81 – $314.82
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $69.67 $12.20 – $105.53

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