Blood smear interpretation 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

$17.48

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.

$92.00

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.

$0.70 with DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY vs $73.60 with PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- 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
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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 $0.70 ↓ -96%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $11.49 ↓ -34%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $11.49 ↓ -34%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.49 ↓ -34%
UPN MCAL PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCAL PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.63 ↓ -28%
DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.63 ↓ -28%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE MCAL PROFEE ONLY $12.63 ↓ -28%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $12.63 ↓ -28%
CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS $12.63 ↓ -28%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.63 ↓ -28%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $13.13 ↓ -25%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS $15.79 ↓ -10%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER P CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE COMM PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER P $18.95 ↑ +8%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CCS PROFEE ONLY $18.95 ↑ +8%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY UPN MCR ADV PROFEE ONLY $19.33 ↑ +11%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $19.33 ↑ +11%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $19.33 ↑ +11%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $19.33 ↑ +11%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $19.33 ↑ +11%
LASALLE MED ASSOC PROFEE ONLY - ALL PLANS LASALLE MED ASSOC PROFEE ONLY - ALL PLANS $19.33 ↑ +11%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $21.26 ↑ +22%
COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS $23.20 ↑ +33%
CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP PROFEE ONLY CENTRAL CA ALLIANCE CHDP PROFEE ONLY $25.26 ↑ +45%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.89 ↑ +48%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $26.10 ↑ +49%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.10 ↑ +49%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $26.87 ↑ +54%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $28.16 ↑ +61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.60 ↑ +115%
BLUE SHIELD NON EPN BLUE SHIELD NON EPN $39.73 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.20 ↑ +153%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $44.20 ↑ +153%
PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS $73.60 ↑ +321%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $76.16 $24.00 – $24.00
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Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $71.76 $17.00 – $17.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $71.76 $17.00 – $17.00
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