Chromatography 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

$5.47

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.

$28.80

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.

$2.78 with KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $220.05 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
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.78 ↓ -49%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $5.59 ↑ +2%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.46 ↑ +18%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $6.70 ↑ +22%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $7.08 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $7.24 ↑ +32%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.70 ↑ +41%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.93 ↑ +45%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.22 ↑ +50%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $9.15 ↑ +67%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $10.01 ↑ +83%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $10.32 ↑ +89%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $12.01 ↑ +120%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $12.63 ↑ +131%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $12.78 ↑ +134%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $12.94 ↑ +137%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $13.09 ↑ +139%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $14.63 ↑ +167%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $14.94 ↑ +173%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $15.40 ↑ +182%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $15.40 ↑ +182%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $15.40 ↑ +182%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $15.40 ↑ +182%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.40 ↑ +182%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $18.06 ↑ +230%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $18.06 ↑ +230%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $18.06 ↑ +230%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $18.06 ↑ +230%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $18.06 ↑ +230%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $18.06 ↑ +230%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $18.06 ↑ +230%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.06 ↑ +230%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $26.00 ↑ +375%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $26.00 ↑ +375%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $26.00 ↑ +375%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $28.35 ↑ +418%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $32.51 ↑ +494%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $104.14 ↑ +1804%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $183.38 ↑ +3252%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $189.80 ↑ +3370%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $220.05 ↑ +3923%

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Chromatography at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $90.72 $16.00 – $16.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11.10 $4.86 – $47.92
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $90.72 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $90.72 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $90.72 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $101.40 $12.00 – $12.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $101.40 $12.00 – $12.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $90.72 $16.00 – $16.00

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