Audit/dast 15-30 min at HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
115 Mall Dr Hanford CA 93230|1141 Rose Avenue, Selma, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538141627
$19.19
Cash price 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.
$101.00
Gross charge 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.
$25.25 with UPN MCAL PROFEE vs $169.68 with VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UPN MCAL PROFEE | UPN MCAL PROFEE | $25.25 | ↑ +32% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $37.89 | ↑ +97% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $41.96 | ↑ +119% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $44.07 | ↑ +130% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $44.07 | ↑ +130% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $44.07 | ↑ +130% |
| UHC CSP | UHC CSP | $44.07 | ↑ +130% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $44.34 | ↑ +131% |
| AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $44.54 | ↑ +132% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $66.46 | ↑ +246% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | $66.46 | ↑ +246% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $70.70 | ↑ +268% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $80.80 | ↑ +321% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $101.00 | ↑ +426% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $101.00 | ↑ +426% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $101.00 | ↑ +426% |
| KAISER MCAL | KAISER MCAL | $101.00 | ↑ +426% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE | $101.00 | ↑ +426% |
| VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | $169.68 | ↑ +784% |
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Audit/dast 15-30 min at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $56.00 | not published |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $48.18 | $29.70 – $91.30 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $56.00 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $56.00 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $56.00 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $56.00 | not published |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $56.00 | not published |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $56.00 | not published |