Extensive prostate surgery 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

$1,196.70

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.

$3,989.00

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.

$542.30 with BRMS - ALL PLANS vs $5,981.41 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
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $542.30 ↓ -55%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $638.00 ↓ -47%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $797.80 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $797.80 ↓ -33%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $805.78 ↓ -33%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $877.58 ↓ -27%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,143.57 ↓ -4%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $1,342.26 ↑ +12%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,352.29 ↑ +13%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $1,486.64 ↑ +24%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $1,514.71 ↑ +27%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,540.17 ↑ +29%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,540.17 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,941.17 ↑ +62%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $2,248.71 ↑ +88%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,248.71 ↑ +88%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $3,191.20 ↑ +167%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $3,191.20 ↑ +167%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $5,981.41 ↑ +400%

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Extensive prostate surgery at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $757.91 $33.81 – $2,299.06
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $757.91 $219.28 – $2,299.06
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $598.35 $638.00 – $2,355.26
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,632.74 $70.00 – $1,941.17
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $279.23 $70.00 – $2,299.06
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $678.13 $45.00 – $2,257.05
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,077.03 $219.28 – $2,355.26
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $757.91 $219.28 – $1,943.43

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