Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening 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

$6.72

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.

$35.38

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.

$6.76 with KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $173.01 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 $6.76 ↑ +1%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $12.12 ↑ +80%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $15.35 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $15.69 ↑ +133%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.69 ↑ +148%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.19 ↑ +156%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.82 ↑ +165%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $19.80 ↑ +195%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $19.83 ↑ +195%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +201%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $20.26 ↑ +201%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +201%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +201%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +201%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +201%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +201%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +201%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $21.70 ↑ +223%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $22.36 ↑ +233%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $23.24 ↑ +246%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $23.24 ↑ +246%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $26.04 ↑ +288%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $27.37 ↑ +307%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $27.71 ↑ +312%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $28.04 ↑ +317%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $28.37 ↑ +322%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.17 ↑ +334%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $29.17 ↑ +334%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $29.17 ↑ +334%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $29.17 ↑ +334%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $30.44 ↑ +353%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $31.71 ↑ +372%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $31.81 ↑ +373%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $32.38 ↑ +382%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $33.38 ↑ +397%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $33.38 ↑ +397%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $36.47 ↑ +443%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $116.83 ↑ +1639%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $144.18 ↑ +2046%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $149.22 ↑ +2121%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $173.01 ↑ +2475%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $35.50 $20.26 – $63.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $91.00 $17.00 – $17.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $91.00 $17.00 – $17.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00

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