Biopsy of stomach at HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
115 Mall Dr Hanford CA 93230|1141 Rose Avenue, Selma, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538141627
$538.08
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.
$2,832.00
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.
$65.00 with BC MCAL vs $1,429.09 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.
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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| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $65.00 | ↓ -88% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $65.00 | ↓ -88% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE | $65.00 | ↓ -88% |
| KAISER MCAL | KAISER MCAL | $65.00 | ↓ -88% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $65.00 | ↓ -88% |
| VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | $109.20 | ↓ -80% |
| UPN MCAL PROFEE | UPN MCAL PROFEE | $708.00 | ↑ +32% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS | PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY | SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | $775.21 | ↑ +44% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $813.97 | ↑ +51% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $852.73 | ↑ +58% |
| SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS | SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS | $930.25 | ↑ +73% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $946.27 | ↑ +76% |
| AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $947.28 | ↑ +76% |
| KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,046.53 | ↑ +94% |
| KAISER MCR ADV | KAISER MCR ADV | $1,046.53 | ↑ +94% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $1,074.39 | ↑ +100% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $1,077.54 | ↑ +100% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,129.48 | ↑ +110% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,134.06 | ↑ +111% |
| UHC CSP | UHC CSP | $1,134.06 | ↑ +111% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $1,134.06 | ↑ +111% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $1,134.06 | ↑ +111% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,135.39 | ↑ +111% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | $1,429.09 | ↑ +166% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,429.09 | ↑ +166% |
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Biopsy of stomach at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $538.08 | $24.45 – $1,429.09 |
| SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Bakersfield | $424.80 | $65.00 – $1,496.45 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg | $1,869.12 | $35.00 – $1,135.39 |
| WILLITS HOSPITAL INC | Willits | $849.60 | $70.00 – $1,473.61 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi | $198.24 | $35.00 – $1,429.09 |
| SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Sonora | $481.44 | $90.47 – $1,473.61 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI | Tehachapi | $764.64 | $35.00 – $1,496.45 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | Tulare | $538.08 | $70.00 – $1,273.49 |