Ip/obs cnsltj new/est low 45 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

$87.90

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.

$293.00

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.

$94.64 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS 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
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $94.64 ↑ +8%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $115.27 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $118.55 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $118.55 ↑ +35%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $124.49 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $124.67 ↑ +42%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $130.68 ↑ +49%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $136.50 ↑ +55%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $145.60 ↑ +66%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $145.60 ↑ +66%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $149.24 ↑ +70%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $149.87 ↑ +71%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $149.87 ↑ +71%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $154.70 ↑ +76%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $182.00 ↑ +107%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $403.38 ↑ +359%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $403.38 ↑ +359%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $407.41 ↑ +363%

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Ip/obs cnsltj new/est low 45 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $81.26 $31.57 – $119.56
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $99.96 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $55.67 $3.29 – $675.81
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $55.65 $141.17 – $371.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $39.52 $130.68 – $349.44
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $37.20 $102.08 – $278.72
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $193.38 $20.67 – $301.60
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $59.18 $3.62 – $497.65

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