Homovanillic acid (hva) 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

$4.26

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.

$22.41

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.

$3.07 with BC MCAL vs $210.23 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $3.07 ↓ -28%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $3.36 ↓ -21%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.42 ↑ +121%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $9.75 ↑ +129%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.91 ↑ +133%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $10.31 ↑ +142%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.21 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON EPN BLUE SHIELD NON EPN $11.47 ↑ +169%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $14.57 ↑ +242%
CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS $16.35 ↑ +284%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS $16.35 ↑ +284%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $16.35 ↑ +284%
PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS $17.93 ↑ +321%
DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $17.99 ↑ +322%
COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS $21.26 ↑ +399%
HEALTHNET- MCR ADV HEALTHNET- MCR ADV $22.41 ↑ +426%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $22.41 ↑ +426%
DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY $22.41 ↑ +426%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS $22.41 ↑ +426%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $22.41 ↑ +426%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $22.41 ↑ +426%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $22.41 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $22.41 ↑ +426%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $32.27 ↑ +658%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $32.27 ↑ +658%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $35.18 ↑ +726%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $36.98 ↑ +768%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $40.34 ↑ +847%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $112.34 ↑ +2537%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $149.44 ↑ +3408%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $166.04 ↑ +3798%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $210.23 ↑ +4835%

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Homovanillic acid (hva) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6.44 $3.97 – $59.47
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $156.52 $15.00 – $15.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $156.52 $15.00 – $15.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $58.24 $21.00 – $21.00

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