Appendectomy add-on 44955 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

$52.06

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.

$274.00

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.

$2.43 with DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY vs $156.48 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
DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY $2.43 ↓ -95%
PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS $35.20 ↓ -32%
LASALLE MED ASSOC PROFEE ONLY - ALL PLANS LASALLE MED ASSOC PROFEE ONLY - ALL PLANS $71.34 ↑ +37%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $71.34 ↑ +37%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $71.34 ↑ +37%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $71.34 ↑ +37%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $71.34 ↑ +37%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $71.34 ↑ +37%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $71.34 ↑ +37%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $78.47 ↑ +51%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $85.61 ↑ +64%
COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS $85.61 ↑ +64%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $94.32 ↑ +81%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.26 ↑ +83%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $96.31 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $96.31 ↑ +85%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $99.16 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $103.94 ↑ +100%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $112.71 ↑ +117%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $112.71 ↑ +117%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $112.71 ↑ +117%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $127.85 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD NON EPN BLUE SHIELD NON EPN $135.11 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $156.48 ↑ +201%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.48 ↑ +201%

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Appendectomy add-on 44955 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $147.86 $57.44 – $217.56
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $45.45 $35.00 – $184.35
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $52.06 $35.00 – $156.48
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $41.10 $44.00 – $163.11
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $180.84 $71.34 – $135.11
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $82.20 $44.00 – $157.26
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $46.58 $35.00 – $157.26
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $73.98 $44.00 – $163.11

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