Assay of urine sulfate 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

$0.83

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.

$4.39

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.

$0.24 with KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $58.33 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
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.24 ↓ -71%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1.59 ↑ +92%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $1.64 ↑ +98%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.84 ↑ +122%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2.02 ↑ +143%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.06 ↑ +148%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.20 ↑ +165%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.26 ↑ +172%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.34 ↑ +182%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $2.61 ↑ +214%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $2.85 ↑ +243%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $2.94 ↑ +254%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $3.42 ↑ +312%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $3.60 ↑ +334%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $3.64 ↑ +339%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $3.69 ↑ +345%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $3.73 ↑ +349%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $4.17 ↑ +402%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $4.26 ↑ +413%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $4.39 ↑ +429%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.39 ↑ +429%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $4.39 ↑ +429%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $4.39 ↑ +429%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.39 ↑ +429%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +561%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +561%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $5.49 ↑ +561%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $5.49 ↑ +561%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $5.49 ↑ +561%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +561%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +561%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $5.49 ↑ +561%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $7.91 ↑ +853%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $7.91 ↑ +853%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $7.91 ↑ +853%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $8.62 ↑ +939%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $9.88 ↑ +1090%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $27.36 ↑ +3196%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $48.61 ↑ +5757%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $50.31 ↑ +5961%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $58.33 ↑ +6928%

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Assay of urine sulfate at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $42.64 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $42.64 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $10.64 $5.00 – $5.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $38.19 $1.10 – $21.34

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