Removal of stomach 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

$365.40

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.

$1,218.00

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.

$35.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $4,072.35 with BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER 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 $35.00 ↓ -90%
BRMS - ALL PLANS BRMS - ALL PLANS $1,035.30 ↑ +183%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $2,035.08 ↑ +457%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,035.08 ↑ +457%
BC MEDICARE BC MEDICARE $2,035.08 ↑ +457%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $2,035.08 ↑ +457%
AETNA - ALL PLANS AETNA - ALL PLANS $2,071.87 ↑ +467%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,238.59 ↑ +513%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $2,576.62 ↑ +605%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE - ALL PLANS $2,910.16 ↑ +696%
HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS $2,965.11 ↑ +711%
BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,971.41 ↑ +713%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,076.24 ↑ +742%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,076.24 ↑ +742%
BLUE CROSS NON MCS BLUE CROSS NON MCS $4,072.35 ↑ +1014%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,072.35 ↑ +1014%

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Removal of stomach at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $803.88 $65.00 – $3,132.22
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $328.86 $234.18 – $4,135.47
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $1,653.17 – $2,889.70
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $2,570.00 – $6,619.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $1,344.04 – $2,118.68
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $1,344.04 – $1,344.04
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $1,344.04 – $2,118.68
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $1,344.04 – $5,106.02

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