5% dextrose and 0.45% saline at HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

115 Mall Dr Hanford CA 93230|1141 Rose Avenue, Selma, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538141627

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Aug 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$20.28

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$106.74

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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.

$5.22 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS vs $179.32 with VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $5.22 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5.41 ↓ -73%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.27 ↓ -69%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $22.88 ↑ +13%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $38.75 ↑ +91%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $40.32 ↑ +99%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $42.57 ↑ +110%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $42.69 ↑ +111%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $42.94 ↑ +112%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.81 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $50.17 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.37 ↑ +163%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.00 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $63.40 ↑ +213%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $67.56 ↑ +233%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $69.38 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $71.51 ↑ +253%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $79.20 ↑ +291%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $83.25 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $87.52 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $88.59 ↑ +337%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $90.73 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $101.40 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $103.53 ↑ +411%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $106.74 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $106.74 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $139.82 ↑ +589%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $176.11 ↑ +768%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $179.32 ↑ +784%

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5% dextrose and 0.45% saline at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $20.49 $5.06 – $140.16
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $14.43 $3.47 – $96.19
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $29.95 $5.18 – $543.06
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo $82.44 $916.00 – $1,190.80
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $13.93 $59.20 – $89.84
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $51.70 $1.71 – $234.99
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake $47.94 $3.34 – $219.71
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $13.20 $8.96 – $44.01

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