Expl lap celiotomy w/wo bx 49000 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

$491.91

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.

$2,589.00

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.

$30.00 with BC MCAL vs $1,341.93 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $30.00 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $30.00 ↓ -94%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $30.00 ↓ -94%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $30.00 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $30.00 ↓ -94%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $50.40 ↓ -90%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $647.25 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $710.20 ↑ +44%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $710.20 ↑ +44%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $710.20 ↑ +44%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $710.20 ↑ +44%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $710.20 ↑ +44%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $710.20 ↑ +44%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $710.20 ↑ +44%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $710.20 ↑ +44%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $745.71 ↑ +52%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $781.22 ↑ +59%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $852.24 ↑ +73%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $870.22 ↑ +77%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $873.69 ↑ +78%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $958.77 ↑ +95%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $958.77 ↑ +95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $987.18 ↑ +101%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,034.76 ↑ +110%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,038.05 ↑ +111%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $1,038.05 ↑ +111%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,038.05 ↑ +111%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,038.05 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,058.63 ↑ +115%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,118.74 ↑ +127%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,341.93 ↑ +173%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,341.93 ↑ +173%

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Expl lap celiotomy w/wo bx 49000 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,383.29 $484.05 – $2,035.46
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,605.48 $2,335.00 – $6,323.17
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $491.91 $22.38 – $1,341.93
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $388.35 $60.00 – $1,398.81
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,708.74 $65.00 – $1,118.74
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $776.70 $65.00 – $1,348.66
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $181.23 $84.51 – $1,341.93
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $440.13 $421.82 – $1,348.66

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