Ped critical care initial 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

$560.40

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.

$1,868.00

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.

$299.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $1,587.80 with BRMS - ALL PLANS — 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 $299.00 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $403.38 ↓ -28%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $403.38 ↓ -28%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $407.41 ↓ -27%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $678.42 ↑ +21%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $746.26 ↑ +33%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $808.89 ↑ +44%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $970.14 ↑ +73%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $976.73 ↑ +74%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $988.46 ↑ +76%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,024.51 ↑ +83%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,024.51 ↑ +83%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,203.46 ↑ +115%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $1,216.82 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,216.82 ↑ +117%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,277.71 ↑ +128%
FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH PPO - ALL PLANS $1,494.40 ↑ +167%
GHN PPO - ALL PLANS GHN PPO - ALL PLANS $1,494.40 ↑ +167%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $1,587.80 ↑ +183%

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Ped critical care initial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $354.92 $22.49 – $1,396.11
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $354.92 $139.00 – $1,396.11
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $280.20 $299.00 – $1,414.96
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,232.88 $278.92 – $1,203.46
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $135.24 $152.00 – $1,396.11
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $317.56 $152.00 – $1,417.17
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $504.36 $299.00 – $1,414.96
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $354.92 $299.00 – $1,224.23

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