Brain MRI (with contrast) at HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
115 Mall Dr Hanford CA 93230|1141 Rose Avenue, Selma, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538141627
$1,479.91
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.
$7,789.00
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.
$46.77 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $7,555.33 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.
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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| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $46.77 | ↓ -97% |
| TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | TRICARE BLUE SHIELD | $83.41 | ↓ -94% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS | $83.41 | ↓ -94% |
| PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS | PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS | $83.41 | ↓ -94% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $83.41 | ↓ -94% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $83.41 | ↓ -94% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $87.58 | ↓ -94% |
| AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $91.75 | ↓ -94% |
| KAISER MCR ADV | KAISER MCR ADV | $112.60 | ↓ -92% |
| KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $112.60 | ↓ -92% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $117.35 | ↓ -92% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $117.35 | ↓ -92% |
| UHC CSP | UHC CSP | $117.35 | ↓ -92% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $117.35 | ↓ -92% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | $121.53 | ↓ -92% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $124.28 | ↓ -92% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $154.04 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | $156.25 | ↓ -89% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $156.25 | ↓ -89% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $162.78 | ↓ -89% |
| BC MCAL | BC MCAL | $230.51 | ↓ -84% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $264.23 | ↓ -82% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $264.23 | ↓ -82% |
| KAISER MCAL | KAISER MCAL | $264.23 | ↓ -82% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE | $264.23 | ↓ -82% |
| UPN MCAL PROFEE | UPN MCAL PROFEE | $264.23 | ↓ -82% |
| VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | $331.00 | ↓ -78% |
| AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $446.22 | ↓ -70% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $448.71 | ↓ -70% |
| UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | $448.71 | ↓ -70% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS | $448.71 | ↓ -70% |
| KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV | KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV | $448.71 | ↓ -70% |
| KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS | KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS | $538.45 | ↓ -64% |
| BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS | BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS | $704.47 | ↓ -52% |
| INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS | $790.00 | ↓ -47% |
| FRESNO - ALL PLANS | FRESNO - ALL PLANS | $808.24 | ↓ -45% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $2,064.91 | ↑ +40% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $2,827.41 | ↑ +91% |
| COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS | COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS | $5,000.00 | ↑ +238% |
| PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS | $5,062.85 | ↑ +242% |
| FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $6,075.42 | ↑ +311% |
| CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS | $6,386.98 | ↑ +332% |
| MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS | $6,464.87 | ↑ +337% |
| BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | $6,620.65 | ↑ +347% |
| PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS | PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS | $7,399.55 | ↑ +400% |
| PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS | PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS | $7,555.33 | ↑ +411% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Brain MRI (with contrast) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $2,534.27 | $453.77 – $4,513.08 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $2,912.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $2,912.00 | $324.00 – $324.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $5,056.80 | $476.00 – $476.00 |