Excision benign lesion trunk/arms/legs > 4.0 cm 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

$510.00

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.

$1,700.00

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.

$14.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $768.13 with BLUE SHIELD EPN — 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 $14.00 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $172.80 ↓ -66%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $172.80 ↓ -66%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $174.53 ↓ -66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $190.08 ↓ -63%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $193.62 ↓ -62%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $251.50 ↓ -51%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $281.40 ↓ -45%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $322.98 ↓ -37%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $322.98 ↓ -37%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $326.96 ↓ -36%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $333.13 ↓ -35%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $356.52 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $436.39 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $436.39 ↓ -14%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $691.20 ↑ +36%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $691.20 ↑ +36%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $734.40 ↑ +44%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $768.13 ↑ +51%

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Excision benign lesion trunk/arms/legs > 4.0 cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,793.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,448.09 $226.00 – $4,719.20
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,793.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,793.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,793.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,322.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,322.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,793.60 not published

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