Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

372 W Cypress Ave, Reedley, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1336167550

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 2, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$683.24

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.

$3,596.00

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.

$3.11 with DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY vs $6,290.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY $3.11 ↓ -100%
CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS $30.00 ↓ -96%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $30.00 ↓ -96%
UPN MCAL PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCAL PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.00 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL PROFEE ONLY $30.00 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -96%
DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.00 ↓ -96%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS $37.50 ↓ -95%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS PROFEE ONLY $45.00 ↓ -93%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER P CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER P $45.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $54.00 ↓ -92%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP PROFEE ONLY $60.00 ↓ -91%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $92.70 ↓ -86%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $92.70 ↓ -86%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -86%
LASALLE MED ASSOC PROFEE ONLY - ALL PLANS LASALLE MED ASSOC PROFEE ONLY - ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -86%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $92.70 ↓ -86%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $92.70 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $92.70 ↓ -86%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $101.97 ↓ -85%
COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS $111.24 ↓ -84%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $111.24 ↓ -84%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $125.15 ↓ -82%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $125.15 ↓ -82%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $126.50 ↓ -81%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $128.06 ↓ -81%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $128.85 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $135.06 ↓ -80%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $144.25 ↓ -79%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $144.25 ↓ -79%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.25 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $195.12 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD NON EPN BLUE SHIELD NON EPN $225.00 ↓ -67%
PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS $288.00 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET- MCR ADV HEALTHNET- MCR ADV $375.45 ↓ -45%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS $375.45 ↓ -45%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $589.46 ↓ -14%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $619.49 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $647.26 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $647.26 ↓ -5%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,290.00 ↑ +821%

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Abdominal paracentesis w/image guidance at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $635.54 $126.81 – $2,072.04
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,559.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,559.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,835.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,835.60 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $840.39 $148.04 – $1,167.88
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $2,559.20 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $2,559.20 not published

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