Exploration carotid artery 35701 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

$280.06

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$1,474.00

Gross charge

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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.

$70.00 with BC MCAL vs $988.33 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 $70.00 ↓ -75%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $70.00 ↓ -75%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $70.00 ↓ -75%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $70.00 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $70.00 ↓ -75%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $117.60 ↓ -58%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $368.50 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $376.65 ↑ +34%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $376.65 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $376.65 ↑ +34%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $376.65 ↑ +34%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $376.65 ↑ +34%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $376.65 ↑ +34%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $376.65 ↑ +34%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $376.65 ↑ +34%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $395.48 ↑ +41%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $414.32 ↑ +48%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $451.98 ↑ +61%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $508.48 ↑ +82%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $508.48 ↑ +82%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $523.54 ↑ +87%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $548.78 ↑ +96%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $587.20 ↑ +110%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $587.20 ↑ +110%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $587.20 ↑ +110%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $587.20 ↑ +110%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $650.13 ↑ +132%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $682.70 ↑ +144%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $846.49 ↑ +202%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $894.55 ↑ +219%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $988.33 ↑ +253%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $988.33 ↑ +253%

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Exploration carotid artery 35701 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $280.06 $12.66 – $988.33
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $221.10 $70.00 – $1,008.07
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $972.84 $74.46 – $894.55
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $442.20 $74.46 – $1,086.22
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $103.18 $65.00 – $988.33
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $250.58 $70.00 – $1,086.22
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $397.98 $65.00 – $1,008.07
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $280.06 $40.00 – $938.78

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