Bundled special stain group 2 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

$59.28

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.

$312.00

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.

$7.76 with AETNA MCR ADV vs $308.02 with AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - 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
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $7.76 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $9.83 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $10.04 ↓ -83%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.69 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.01 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.41 ↓ -81%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $12.69 ↓ -79%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $13.89 ↓ -77%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $14.32 ↓ -76%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $16.67 ↓ -72%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $17.52 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $17.74 ↓ -70%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $17.95 ↓ -70%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $18.16 ↓ -69%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $20.30 ↓ -66%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $20.73 ↓ -65%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $21.37 ↓ -64%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $21.37 ↓ -64%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $21.37 ↓ -64%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $21.37 ↓ -64%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $21.37 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $29.66 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $30.70 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.59 ↓ -40%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $48.14 ↓ -19%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.14 ↓ -19%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $48.14 ↓ -19%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $48.14 ↓ -19%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $64.43 ↑ +9%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +189%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +189%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +189%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $171.12 ↑ +189%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +189%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +189%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +189%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +189%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $205.35 ↑ +246%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $268.66 ↑ +353%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $291.98 ↑ +393%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $308.02 ↑ +420%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $313.04 $137.00 – $137.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $75.34 $16.20 – $186.38
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $313.04 $137.00 – $137.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $313.04 $137.00 – $137.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $313.04 $137.00 – $137.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $268.32 $145.00 – $145.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $268.32 $145.00 – $145.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $313.04 $137.00 – $137.00

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