Init pm e/m new pat 65+ yrs 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

$55.67

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.

$293.00

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.

$73.25 with UPN MCAL PROFEE vs $492.24 with VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL 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 $73.25 ↑ +32%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $141.60 ↑ +154%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $145.57 ↑ +161%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $170.23 ↑ +206%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $170.23 ↑ +206%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $170.23 ↑ +206%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $170.23 ↑ +206%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $205.10 ↑ +268%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $234.40 ↑ +321%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $238.97 ↑ +329%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $252.54 ↑ +354%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $258.97 ↑ +365%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $258.97 ↑ +365%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $293.00 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $293.00 ↑ +426%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $293.00 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $293.00 ↑ +426%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $293.00 ↑ +426%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $492.24 ↑ +784%

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Init pm e/m new pat 65+ yrs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $197.37 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $109.65 not published
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $180.77 $134.00 – $351.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $90.30 $52.50 – $888.05
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $71.72 $55.00 – $751.29
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $65.93 $3.67 – $675.81
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $39.00 $260.00 – $260.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $43.95 $101.65 – $413.13

All California hospitals for this procedure →