Caregiver training strategies&tq ea addl 15 min 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

$15.39

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.

$81.00

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.

$21.64 with KAISER MCR ADV vs $492.00 with BLUE CROSS MCS - 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 $21.64 ↑ +41%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $21.64 ↑ +41%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $21.64 ↑ +41%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $21.64 ↑ +41%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $21.64 ↑ +41%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $21.64 ↑ +41%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $21.64 ↑ +41%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $29.40 ↑ +91%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $33.97 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $38.07 ↑ +147%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $38.95 ↑ +153%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.50 ↑ +163%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.25 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $48.11 ↑ +213%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $52.65 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $54.27 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $63.18 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $66.42 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $67.23 ↑ +337%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $68.85 ↑ +347%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $75.00 ↑ +387%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.00 ↑ +387%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $76.95 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $78.57 ↑ +411%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $81.00 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $81.00 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $106.11 ↑ +589%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $133.65 ↑ +768%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $136.08 ↑ +784%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $150.00 ↑ +875%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $191.00 ↑ +1141%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $263.00 ↑ +1609%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $277.00 ↑ +1700%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $292.00 ↑ +1797%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $347.00 ↑ +2155%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $365.00 ↑ +2272%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $402.00 ↑ +2512%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $409.00 ↑ +2558%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $410.00 ↑ +2564%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $492.00 ↑ +3097%

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