Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 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

$9.12

Cash price

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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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$48.00

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.

$12.00 with UPN MCAL PROFEE vs $277.71 with UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - 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
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $12.00 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $20.27 ↑ +122%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $20.27 ↑ +122%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $20.27 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $20.27 ↑ +122%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $20.27 ↑ +122%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.28 ↑ +133%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $22.30 ↑ +145%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $23.08 ↑ +153%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $23.11 ↑ +153%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.39 ↑ +167%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $26.24 ↑ +188%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $26.24 ↑ +188%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $26.24 ↑ +188%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $26.24 ↑ +188%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $26.24 ↑ +188%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $26.44 ↑ +190%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $26.44 ↑ +190%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.44 ↑ +190%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $26.44 ↑ +190%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.36 ↑ +200%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $27.36 ↑ +200%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $28.18 ↑ +209%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.53 ↑ +224%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $31.81 ↑ +249%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $31.81 ↑ +249%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $44.08 ↑ +383%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $58.05 ↑ +537%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $277.71 ↑ +2945%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $277.71 ↑ +2945%

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Emg thor paraspinal without t1/t2 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $593.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $593.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $593.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $593.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $253.24 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $253.24 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $593.60 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $253.24 not published

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