Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) 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

$1,620.89

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.

$8,531.00

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.

$47.14 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $8,275.07 with PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- 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.

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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
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $47.14 ↓ -97%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $62.40 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $69.02 ↓ -96%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $69.02 ↓ -96%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $69.02 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $69.02 ↓ -96%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $69.02 ↓ -96%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $72.47 ↓ -96%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $75.92 ↓ -95%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.18 ↓ -94%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $93.18 ↓ -94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $97.87 ↓ -94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.87 ↓ -94%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $97.87 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $97.87 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.56 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $102.84 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $155.24 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $157.64 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $157.64 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $164.05 ↓ -90%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $274.00 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $274.00 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $274.00 ↓ -83%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $274.00 ↓ -83%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $274.00 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $274.00 ↓ -83%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $446.22 ↓ -72%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -72%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -72%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -72%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -72%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $538.45 ↓ -67%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $704.47 ↓ -57%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $790.00 ↓ -51%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $1,299.28 ↓ -20%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $3,096.75 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,485.93 ↑ +115%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $5,000.00 ↑ +208%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $5,545.15 ↑ +242%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $6,654.18 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $6,995.42 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $7,080.73 ↑ +337%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $7,251.35 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $8,104.45 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $8,275.07 ↑ +411%

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Brain MRA (blood vessel MRI, with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $7,072.80 $568.00 – $568.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,761.59 $453.77 – $4,917.90
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $7,072.80 $568.00 – $568.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $7,072.80 $568.00 – $568.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $7,072.80 $568.00 – $568.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,328.00 $372.00 – $372.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,328.00 $372.00 – $372.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $7,072.80 $568.00 – $568.00

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