Brain MRI (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

$1,141.52

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.

$6,008.00

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.

$38.72 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $4,370.82 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 $38.72 ↓ -97%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $69.02 ↓ -94%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $69.02 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $69.02 ↓ -94%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $69.02 ↓ -94%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $69.02 ↓ -94%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $72.47 ↓ -94%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $75.92 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $93.18 ↓ -92%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.18 ↓ -92%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $97.87 ↓ -91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.87 ↓ -91%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $97.87 ↓ -91%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $97.87 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.56 ↓ -91%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $102.84 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $127.11 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $129.94 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $129.94 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.32 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $190.16 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $190.16 ↓ -83%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $190.16 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $190.16 ↓ -83%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $190.16 ↓ -83%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $190.16 ↓ -83%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $274.00 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -73%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -73%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -73%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -73%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $368.26 ↓ -68%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $446.22 ↓ -61%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $481.80 ↓ -58%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $724.47 ↓ -37%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $790.00 ↓ -31%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,635.68 ↑ +43%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,723.85 ↑ +51%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $2,928.90 ↑ +157%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $3,019.02 ↑ +164%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $3,514.68 ↑ +208%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $3,694.92 ↑ +224%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $3,739.98 ↑ +228%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $3,830.10 ↑ +236%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $4,280.70 ↑ +275%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $4,370.82 ↑ +283%

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,628.80 $323.00 – $323.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,534.27 $307.13 – $4,513.08
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,628.80 $323.00 – $323.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,628.80 $323.00 – $323.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,628.80 $323.00 – $323.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,600.00 $220.00 – $220.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,600.00 $220.00 – $220.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,628.80 $323.00 – $323.00

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