Beta-2 microglobulin 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

$2.73

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.

$14.38

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.

$2.33 with KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $198.06 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 $2.33 ↓ -15%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $4.87 ↑ +78%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $5.22 ↑ +91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.04 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $6.61 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $6.76 ↑ +148%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.19 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.41 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.68 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $8.54 ↑ +213%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $9.35 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $9.63 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $11.22 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $11.79 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $11.94 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $12.08 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $12.22 ↑ +348%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $13.66 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $13.95 ↑ +411%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $14.38 ↑ +427%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $14.38 ↑ +427%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $14.38 ↑ +427%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $14.38 ↑ +427%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.38 ↑ +427%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $16.18 ↑ +493%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $16.18 ↑ +493%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $16.18 ↑ +493%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $16.18 ↑ +493%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $16.18 ↑ +493%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $16.18 ↑ +493%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $16.18 ↑ +493%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.18 ↑ +493%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $23.30 ↑ +753%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $23.30 ↑ +753%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $23.30 ↑ +753%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $25.40 ↑ +830%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $29.12 ↑ +967%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $93.28 ↑ +3317%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $165.05 ↑ +5946%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $170.83 ↑ +6158%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $198.06 ↑ +7155%

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Beta-2 microglobulin at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5.55 $2.97 – $42.94
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $101.92 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $101.92 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $72.24 $14.00 – $14.00

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