Insert spine fixation device 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

$167.10

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.

$557.00

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.

$65.60 with WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS vs $513.85 with UHC JLL — 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
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $65.60 ↓ -61%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $69.70 ↓ -58%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $82.00 ↓ -51%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $331.87 ↑ +99%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $389.76 ↑ +133%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $444.14 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $504.87 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $504.87 ↑ +202%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $513.85 ↑ +208%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $513.85 ↑ +208%

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Insert spine fixation device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $105.83 $82.00 – $523.20
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $105.83 $82.00 – $523.20
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $83.55 $82.00 – $523.20
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $367.62 $20.67 – $523.20
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $38.99 $82.00 – $523.20
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $94.69 $82.00 – $579.89
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $150.39 $82.00 – $513.85
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $105.83 $82.00 – $513.85

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