Bone biopsy open superficial 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

$91.01

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$479.00

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.

$15.00 with BC MCAL vs $3,735.95 with UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $15.00 ↓ -84%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.00 ↓ -84%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $15.00 ↓ -84%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $15.00 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $15.00 ↓ -84%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $25.20 ↓ -72%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $119.75 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $126.43 ↑ +39%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $126.43 ↑ +39%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $126.43 ↑ +39%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $126.43 ↑ +39%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $126.43 ↑ +39%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $126.43 ↑ +39%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $132.75 ↑ +46%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $139.07 ↑ +53%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.72 ↑ +67%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $170.68 ↑ +88%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $170.68 ↑ +88%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $175.33 ↑ +93%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $175.74 ↑ +93%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $184.21 ↑ +102%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $195.27 ↑ +115%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $195.27 ↑ +115%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $195.27 ↑ +115%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $195.27 ↑ +115%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $259.54 ↑ +185%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $357.34 ↑ +293%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $377.63 ↑ +315%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $462.72 ↑ +408%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $462.72 ↑ +408%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,735.95 ↑ +4005%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,735.95 ↑ +4005%

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Bone biopsy open superficial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,420.17 $178.66 – $8,520.80
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,529.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,529.20 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $4,529.20 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $5,230.05 $2,570.00 – $6,619.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $5,815.02 $4,124.29 – $16,652.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,849.19 $3,735.95 – $16,652.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $3,327.24 $3,125.00 – $5,198.77

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