Drng appendix abscess open 44900 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

$500.08

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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$2,632.00

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.

$65.00 with BC MCAL vs $1,289.77 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS — 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 $65.00 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -87%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $65.00 ↓ -87%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $65.00 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $65.00 ↓ -87%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $109.20 ↓ -78%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $658.00 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $721.73 ↑ +44%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $721.73 ↑ +44%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $721.73 ↑ +44%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $721.73 ↑ +44%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $721.73 ↑ +44%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $721.73 ↑ +44%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $721.73 ↑ +44%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $721.73 ↑ +44%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $757.82 ↑ +52%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $793.90 ↑ +59%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $866.08 ↑ +73%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $868.04 ↑ +74%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $870.42 ↑ +74%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $920.80 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $973.08 ↑ +95%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $974.34 ↑ +95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $974.34 ↑ +95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,003.20 ↑ +101%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,051.56 ↑ +110%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,058.92 ↑ +112%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $1,058.92 ↑ +112%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,058.92 ↑ +112%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,058.92 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,289.77 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,289.77 ↑ +158%

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Drng appendix abscess open 44900 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $500.08 $22.83 – $1,289.77
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $394.80 $30.00 – $1,344.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,737.12 $295.23 – $1,058.92
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $789.60 $59.20 – $1,296.24
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $184.24 $65.00 – $1,289.77
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $447.44 $295.23 – $1,296.24
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $710.64 $295.23 – $1,344.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $500.08 $295.23 – $1,120.26

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