Aspiration peritonsillar abscess 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

$52.25

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.

$275.00

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.

$38.00 with AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $304.63 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
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $38.00 ↓ -27%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $60.00 ↑ +15%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $60.00 ↑ +15%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $60.00 ↑ +15%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $60.00 ↑ +15%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $60.00 ↑ +15%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $68.75 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $74.00 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $74.00 ↑ +42%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $100.80 ↑ +93%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $192.50 ↑ +268%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $220.00 ↑ +321%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $304.63 ↑ +483%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $304.63 ↑ +483%

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Aspiration peritonsillar abscess at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,842.40 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,842.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,842.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,842.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $783.64 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $783.64 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,842.40 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $783.64 not published

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