Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes 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

$13.49

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.

$71.00

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.

$7.05 with KAISER MCR ADV vs $498.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - 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
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $7.05 ↓ -48%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7.05 ↓ -48%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $7.05 ↓ -48%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $7.05 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $7.05 ↓ -48%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $7.05 ↓ -48%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $7.05 ↓ -48%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $11.07 ↓ -18%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $12.69 ↓ -6%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $25.77 ↑ +91%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $33.37 ↑ +147%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $33.37 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.50 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.57 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.91 ↑ +181%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $39.05 ↑ +189%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $42.17 ↑ +213%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $46.15 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $47.57 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $55.38 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $58.22 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $58.93 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $59.64 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $60.35 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $67.45 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $68.87 ↑ +411%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $71.00 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $71.00 ↑ +426%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $75.00 ↑ +456%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.00 ↑ +456%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $93.01 ↑ +589%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $117.15 ↑ +768%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $119.28 ↑ +784%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $133.60 ↑ +890%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $138.28 ↑ +925%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $160.32 ↑ +1088%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $320.00 ↑ +2272%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $448.00 ↑ +3221%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $473.00 ↑ +3406%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $498.00 ↑ +3592%

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Car seat/bed test additional 30 minutes at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $58.70 $11.39 – $104.52
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $64.20 $75.00 – $147.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $58.80 $40.50 – $147.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $20.04 $26.50 – $42.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $19.82 $26.50 – $52.47
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $54.57 $135.15 – $135.15
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $13.82 $9.87 – $39.48
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $43.68 $179.99 – $179.99

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