Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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

$78.85

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.

$415.00

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.

$48.13 with BC MCAL vs $432.00 with FRESNO - 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $48.13 ↓ -39%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $150.65 ↑ +91%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $156.79 ↑ +99%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $165.50 ↑ +110%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $166.95 ↑ +112%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +117%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +117%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +117%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +117%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +117%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +117%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $171.12 ↑ +117%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +117%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $174.22 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $195.05 ↑ +147%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $195.05 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $199.86 ↑ +153%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $205.35 ↑ +160%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $207.50 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $213.73 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $221.61 ↑ +181%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $222.07 ↑ +182%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $228.25 ↑ +189%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.00 ↑ +203%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $246.51 ↑ +213%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $266.51 ↑ +238%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $268.66 ↑ +241%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $269.75 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $278.05 ↑ +253%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $308.02 ↑ +291%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $323.70 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $340.30 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $344.45 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $348.60 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $352.75 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $394.25 ↑ +400%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $396.00 ↑ +402%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $402.55 ↑ +411%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $415.00 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $415.00 ↑ +426%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $432.00 ↑ +448%

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $616.00 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $616.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $616.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $616.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $140.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $140.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $616.00 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $217.78 $25.78 – $302.64

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