F-18 fdg pet diag 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

$241.30

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.

$1,270.00

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.

$335.78 with AETNA MCR ADV vs $1,669.46 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
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $335.78 ↑ +39%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $388.32 ↑ +61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $434.75 ↑ +80%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $462.50 ↑ +92%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $476.38 ↑ +97%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $493.95 ↑ +105%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $495.00 ↑ +105%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $549.45 ↑ +128%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $601.25 ↑ +149%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $619.75 ↑ +157%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $619.75 ↑ +157%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $721.50 ↑ +199%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $758.50 ↑ +214%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $767.75 ↑ +218%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $777.00 ↑ +222%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $786.25 ↑ +226%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $878.75 ↑ +264%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $897.25 ↑ +272%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $925.00 ↑ +283%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $925.00 ↑ +283%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $1,173.98 ↑ +387%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,173.98 ↑ +387%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,173.98 ↑ +387%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,211.75 ↑ +402%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,391.18 ↑ +477%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,439.87 ↑ +497%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $1,526.25 ↑ +533%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,549.05 ↑ +542%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $1,554.00 ↑ +544%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,669.46 ↑ +592%

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F-18 fdg pet diag at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $768.88 $545.00 – $545.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $768.88 $545.00 – $545.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $768.88 $545.00 – $545.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $768.88 $545.00 – $545.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $551.72 $486.00 – $486.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $551.72 $486.00 – $486.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $768.88 $545.00 – $545.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $551.72 $486.00 – $486.00

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