Biopsy muscle percutaneous needle 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

$739.29

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.

$3,891.00

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.

$49.25 with UPN MCAL PROFEE vs $4,829.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $49.25 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $50.00 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $50.00 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $50.00 ↓ -93%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $50.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $50.00 ↓ -93%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $51.39 ↓ -93%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $51.39 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $51.39 ↓ -93%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $51.39 ↓ -93%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $51.39 ↓ -93%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $51.39 ↓ -93%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $53.96 ↓ -93%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $56.53 ↓ -92%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.67 ↓ -92%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $68.84 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $69.38 ↓ -91%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.38 ↓ -91%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $71.04 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $71.43 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $74.88 ↓ -90%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $77.46 ↓ -90%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $77.46 ↓ -90%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $77.46 ↓ -90%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $77.46 ↓ -90%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $84.00 ↓ -89%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $108.74 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $420.21 ↓ -43%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $444.07 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $541.02 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $541.02 ↓ -27%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,412.43 ↑ +91%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,124.23 ↑ +187%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $2,124.23 ↑ +187%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,124.23 ↑ +187%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $2,124.23 ↑ +187%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $2,529.15 ↑ +242%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,549.08 ↑ +245%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $2,606.97 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $3,034.98 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $3,190.62 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $3,229.53 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $3,268.44 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $3,307.35 ↑ +347%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $3,335.04 ↑ +351%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $3,696.45 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $3,774.27 ↑ +411%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,829.00 ↑ +553%

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Biopsy muscle percutaneous needle at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,408.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $833.52 $93.01 – $3,763.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,408.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,408.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,408.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,393.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,393.60 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,408.00 not published

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