Herpes simplex virus isolation 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

$5.15

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.

$27.08

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.

$8.28 with BC MCAL vs $414.32 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 $8.28 ↑ +61%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.17 ↑ +78%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $9.83 ↑ +91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.37 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $12.46 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $12.73 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.54 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.95 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.46 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $16.09 ↑ +212%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $17.60 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $18.14 ↑ +252%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $21.12 ↑ +310%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $22.21 ↑ +331%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $22.48 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $22.75 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $23.02 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $25.73 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $26.27 ↑ +410%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $27.08 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $27.08 ↑ +426%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $27.08 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $27.08 ↑ +426%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $27.08 ↑ +426%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $33.86 ↑ +557%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $33.86 ↑ +557%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $33.86 ↑ +557%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $33.86 ↑ +557%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $33.86 ↑ +557%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $33.86 ↑ +557%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $33.86 ↑ +557%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $33.86 ↑ +557%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $48.76 ↑ +847%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $48.76 ↑ +847%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $48.76 ↑ +847%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $53.16 ↑ +932%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $60.95 ↑ +1083%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $195.35 ↑ +3693%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $345.27 ↑ +6604%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $357.36 ↑ +6839%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $414.32 ↑ +7945%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $132.72 $32.00 – $32.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $10.94 $6.75 – $89.84
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $132.72 $32.00 – $32.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $132.72 $32.00 – $32.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $132.72 $32.00 – $32.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $159.64 $24.00 – $24.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $159.64 $24.00 – $24.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $132.72 $32.00 – $32.00

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