Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$466.26

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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.

$2,454.00

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.

$34.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $7,596.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $34.00 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $34.00 ↓ -93%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $34.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $34.00 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $34.00 ↓ -93%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $49.47 ↓ -89%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $49.47 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $49.47 ↓ -89%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $49.47 ↓ -89%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $49.47 ↓ -89%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $49.47 ↓ -89%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $50.00 ↓ -89%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $51.94 ↓ -89%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $54.42 ↓ -88%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $57.12 ↓ -88%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $59.36 ↓ -87%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $66.78 ↓ -86%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $66.78 ↓ -86%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $68.76 ↓ -85%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $70.04 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.08 ↓ -85%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $74.33 ↓ -84%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $80.25 ↓ -83%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $80.25 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.25 ↓ -83%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $80.25 ↓ -83%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $87.24 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $135.93 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $143.65 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $196.95 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $196.95 ↓ -58%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $394.79 ↓ -15%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $394.79 ↓ -15%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $394.79 ↓ -15%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $394.79 ↓ -15%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $473.75 ↑ +2%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $593.87 ↑ +27%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $619.82 ↑ +33%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $1,063.40 ↑ +128%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $1,096.12 ↑ +135%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,276.08 ↑ +174%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $1,341.52 ↑ +188%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,357.88 ↑ +191%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,374.24 ↑ +195%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,390.60 ↑ +198%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,554.20 ↑ +233%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $1,586.92 ↑ +240%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $7,596.00 ↑ +1529%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection major joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,685.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $610.88 $74.62 – $761.28
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,685.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,685.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,685.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,008.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,008.80 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,685.60 not published

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