J-tube placement 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

$87.02

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$458.00

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.

$15.00 with BC MCAL vs $263.17 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 $15.00 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.00 ↓ -83%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $15.00 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $15.00 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $15.00 ↓ -83%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $25.20 ↓ -71%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $114.50 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $120.42 ↑ +38%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $120.42 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $120.42 ↑ +38%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $120.42 ↑ +38%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $120.42 ↑ +38%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $120.42 ↑ +38%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.42 ↑ +38%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.42 ↑ +38%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $126.44 ↑ +45%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $132.46 ↑ +52%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.50 ↑ +66%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $159.18 ↑ +83%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $162.41 ↑ +87%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $162.57 ↑ +87%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $162.57 ↑ +87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $167.38 ↑ +92%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $175.45 ↑ +102%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $192.49 ↑ +121%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $192.49 ↑ +121%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $192.49 ↑ +121%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $192.49 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $217.98 ↑ +150%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $230.35 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $263.17 ↑ +202%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $263.17 ↑ +202%

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J-tube placement at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $250.42 $97.28 – $368.48
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,938.70 $2,138.67 – $7,049.69
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,907.01 $240.83 – $7,841.79
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,215.59 $768.60 – $3,074.40
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $4,138.54 $209.82 – $3,426.39
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $87.02 $4.15 – $263.17
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $467.40 $128.35 – $310.05
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $68.70 $20.00 – $274.33

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