Excise intrspinl lesion lmbr 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

$190.95

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.

$1,005.00

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.

$251.25 with UPN MCAL PROFEE vs $4,532.18 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
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $251.25 ↑ +32%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $274.76 ↑ +44%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $274.76 ↑ +44%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $274.76 ↑ +44%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $274.76 ↑ +44%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $274.76 ↑ +44%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $461.60 ↑ +142%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,737.10 ↑ +810%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,823.96 ↑ +855%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,910.81 ↑ +901%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,084.52 ↑ +992%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $2,107.94 ↑ +1004%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,110.97 ↑ +1006%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $2,345.09 ↑ +1128%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,345.09 ↑ +1128%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2,414.57 ↑ +1165%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,530.95 ↑ +1225%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,532.03 ↑ +1226%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $2,532.03 ↑ +1226%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $2,532.03 ↑ +1226%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,532.03 ↑ +1226%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,596.45 ↑ +1260%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,743.87 ↑ +1337%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $4,532.18 ↑ +2273%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,532.18 ↑ +2273%

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Excise intrspinl lesion lmbr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $663.30 $70.00 – $2,743.87
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $301.50 $274.76 – $4,894.90
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $271.35 $274.76 – $4,802.79
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $1,939.03 – $3,389.37
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $2,937.00 – $20,143.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $1,576.45 – $2,485.04
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $1,576.45 – $1,576.45
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $1,576.45 – $2,485.04

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