Amputation of upper arm 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

$509.77

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$2,683.00

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.

$84.51 with BC MCAL vs $16,512.70 with UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - 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 $84.51 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $84.51 ↓ -83%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $84.51 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $84.51 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $84.51 ↓ -83%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $141.98 ↓ -72%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $670.75 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $723.59 ↑ +42%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $723.59 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $723.59 ↑ +42%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $723.59 ↑ +42%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $723.59 ↑ +42%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $723.59 ↑ +42%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $759.77 ↑ +49%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $795.95 ↑ +56%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $831.17 ↑ +63%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $834.65 ↑ +64%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $868.31 ↑ +70%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $976.85 ↑ +92%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $976.85 ↑ +92%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $987.95 ↑ +94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $987.95 ↑ +94%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $987.95 ↑ +94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $987.95 ↑ +94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,005.79 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,040.57 ↑ +104%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,054.27 ↑ +107%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,099.65 ↑ +116%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,392.89 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,392.89 ↑ +173%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $16,512.70 ↑ +3139%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $16,512.70 ↑ +3139%

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Amputation of upper arm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $509.77 $21.30 – $1,392.89
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $402.45 $84.51 – $16,512.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,770.78 $120.00 – $1,099.65
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $804.90 $84.51 – $1,445.66
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $187.81 $120.00 – $1,392.89
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $456.11 $90.00 – $1,445.66
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $724.41 $120.00 – $1,418.90
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $509.77 $90.00 – $1,249.43

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