Immunofixation electrophoresis serum 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

$3.77

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.

$19.86

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.

$2.25 with HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL vs $286.00 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
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $2.25 ↓ -40%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $5.59 ↑ +48%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.31 ↑ +67%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $6.53 ↑ +73%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.63 ↑ +76%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $6.90 ↑ +83%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.50 ↑ +99%
BLUE SHIELD NON EPN BLUE SHIELD NON EPN $7.68 ↑ +104%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $9.75 ↑ +159%
PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS PHYSICIANS MED GROUP OP/PROFEE ONLY- ALL PLANS $12.00 ↑ +218%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.00 ↑ +298%
CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS CAL VIVA HLTH MCAL - ALL PLANS $15.00 ↑ +298%
COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY CARE IPA MCAL-ALL PLANS $15.00 ↑ +298%
DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNITY MCAL OP/PROFEE ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $15.00 ↑ +298%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL-ALL PLANS $15.00 ↑ +298%
HEALTHNET- MCR ADV HEALTHNET- MCR ADV $22.34 ↑ +493%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $22.34 ↑ +493%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $22.34 ↑ +493%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $22.34 ↑ +493%
PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS PHS PRIME HEALTH SRVCS $22.34 ↑ +493%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $22.34 ↑ +493%
DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY DIGNITY MCR ADV OP/PROFEE ONLY $22.34 ↑ +493%
BLUE SHIELD MCARE BLUE SHIELD MCARE $22.34 ↑ +493%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $32.17 ↑ +753%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $32.17 ↑ +753%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $35.07 ↑ +830%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $36.86 ↑ +878%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $40.21 ↑ +967%
AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA - ALL OTHER PLANS $129.80 ↑ +3343%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $203.30 ↑ +5293%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $225.89 ↑ +5892%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $286.00 ↑ +7486%

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Immunofixation electrophoresis serum at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $117.60 $21.00 – $21.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $117.60 $21.00 – $21.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $117.60 $21.00 – $21.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $117.60 $21.00 – $21.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $34.84 $17.00 – $17.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $34.84 $17.00 – $17.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $117.60 $21.00 – $21.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $15.29 $4.47 – $32.77

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