Placement of drain pancreas 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

$2,280.90

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$7,603.00

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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.

$30.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $6,462.55 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

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

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -99%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $2,036.91 ↓ -11%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,036.91 ↓ -11%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $2,036.91 ↓ -11%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $2,036.91 ↓ -11%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $2,083.03 ↓ -9%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,240.60 ↓ -2%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $2,592.16 ↑ +14%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,912.78 ↑ +28%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $2,967.78 ↑ +30%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,071.23 ↑ +35%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,071.23 ↑ +35%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,246.56 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4,041.23 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,041.23 ↑ +77%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $6,462.55 ↑ +183%

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Placement of drain pancreas at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,444.57 $60.00 – $4,021.05
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $1,444.57 $155.62 – $4,021.05
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $1,140.45 $777.73 – $4,191.49
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $5,017.98 $35.00 – $3,246.56
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $532.21 $155.62 – $4,021.05
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $1,292.51 $35.00 – $4,041.23
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $2,052.81 $777.73 – $4,191.49
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,444.57 $777.73 – $3,492.57

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