Very long chain fatty acids at Woodland Memorial Hospital

1325 Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1922116037

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$29.23

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.

$106.66

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.

$11.74 with WCMG vs $106.66 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $11.74 ↓ -60%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $16.05 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $18.62 ↓ -36%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $19.75 ↓ -32%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $19.75 ↓ -32%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $19.75 ↓ -32%
United Medicare|All Plans $19.75 ↓ -32%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $19.75 ↓ -32%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $19.75 ↓ -32%
United Medicaid|< 21 $23.02 ↓ -21%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $23.02 ↓ -21%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $23.02 ↓ -21%
United Medicaid|> 21 $23.02 ↓ -21%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23.70 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|HMO $23.70 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|Options PPO $23.70 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $23.70 ↓ -19%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $37.34 ↑ +28%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $43.74 ↑ +50%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $44.80 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $57.60 ↑ +97%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $58.01 ↑ +98%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $58.01 ↑ +98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $59.73 ↑ +104%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $59.73 ↑ +104%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $64.00 ↑ +119%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $72.53 ↑ +148%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $81.49 ↑ +179%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $81.49 ↑ +179%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $81.49 ↑ +179%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $85.33 ↑ +192%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $85.33 ↑ +192%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $86.40 ↑ +196%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $96.00 ↑ +228%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $96.00 ↑ +228%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $97.07 ↑ +232%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $98.13 ↑ +236%
US Behavioral Health Commercial|All Plans $106.66 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $106.66 ↑ +265%
YoloCountyPsych Medicaid|All Plans $106.66 ↑ +265%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $106.66 ↑ +265%

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Very long chain fatty acids at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $139.88 $13.00 – $13.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $139.88 $13.00 – $13.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $115.92 $18.00 – $18.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $97.03 $3.95 – $150.35

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