Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$23.54

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.

$123.90

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.

$7.96 with AETNA MCR ADV vs $355.04 with AETNA- 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
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $7.96 ↓ -66%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $10.09 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $10.31 ↓ -56%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.97 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.29 ↓ -52%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.71 ↓ -50%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $13.03 ↓ -45%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $14.25 ↓ -39%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $14.69 ↓ -38%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $17.11 ↓ -27%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $17.98 ↓ -24%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $18.20 ↓ -23%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $18.42 ↓ -22%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -21%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $20.83 ↓ -12%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $21.27 ↓ -10%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $21.93 ↓ -7%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $21.93 ↓ -7%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $21.93 ↓ -7%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $21.93 ↓ -7%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $21.93 ↓ -7%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $30.35 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $31.41 ↑ +33%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.41 ↑ +55%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $51.80 ↑ +120%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +185%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +185%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $67.02 ↑ +185%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $67.02 ↑ +185%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +185%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +185%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $67.02 ↑ +185%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $67.02 ↑ +185%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $71.23 ↑ +203%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $71.23 ↑ +203%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.23 ↑ +203%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $71.23 ↑ +203%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.43 ↑ +242%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $105.23 ↑ +347%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $120.64 ↑ +412%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $355.04 ↑ +1408%

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $97.24 $13.77 – $234.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $197.08 $77.00 – $77.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $197.08 $77.00 – $77.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $220.08 $110.00 – $110.00

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