Assay of feces porphyrins 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

$5.27

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.

$27.73

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.

$9.68 with BC MCAL vs $311.75 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $9.68 ↑ +84%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $10.07 ↑ +91%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.85 ↑ +106%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.64 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $12.76 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $13.03 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.87 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.28 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.81 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $16.47 ↑ +213%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $18.02 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $18.58 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $21.63 ↑ +310%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $22.74 ↑ +331%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $23.02 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $23.29 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $23.57 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $26.34 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $26.90 ↑ +410%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $27.73 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $27.73 ↑ +426%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $27.73 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $27.73 ↑ +426%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $27.73 ↑ +426%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +642%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +642%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $39.11 ↑ +642%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $39.11 ↑ +642%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $39.11 ↑ +642%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +642%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +642%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $39.11 ↑ +642%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $56.32 ↑ +969%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $56.32 ↑ +969%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $56.32 ↑ +969%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $61.40 ↑ +1065%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $70.40 ↑ +1236%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $146.95 ↑ +2688%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $259.79 ↑ +4830%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $268.89 ↑ +5002%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $311.75 ↑ +5816%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $257.60 $37.00 – $37.00

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