Lactated ringers intravenous solution 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

$16.98

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$89.39

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$3.37 with BC MCAL vs $81.35 with VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BC MCAL BC MCAL $3.37 ↓ -80%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $5.24 ↓ -69%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $6.48 ↓ -62%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $6.48 ↓ -62%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $6.48 ↓ -62%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $17.58 ↑ +4%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $19.37 ↑ +14%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.33 ↑ +20%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $22.76 ↑ +34%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.21 ↑ +43%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.86 ↑ +52%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $28.76 ↑ +69%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $30.65 ↑ +81%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $31.48 ↑ +85%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $32.44 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.93 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $36.36 ↑ +114%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $37.63 ↑ +122%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $37.77 ↑ +122%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $39.71 ↑ +134%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $40.19 ↑ +137%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $41.16 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.63 ↑ +157%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $46.00 ↑ +171%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $46.97 ↑ +177%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $48.42 ↑ +185%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $48.42 ↑ +185%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $63.43 ↑ +274%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $79.90 ↑ +371%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $81.35 ↑ +379%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Lactated ringers intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $23.74 $2.46 – $2.46
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $3.48 – $18.45
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $23.74 $2.46 – $2.46
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $23.74 $2.46 – $2.46
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $23.74 $2.46 – $2.46
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $22.05 $2.46 – $2.46
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $22.05 $2.46 – $2.46
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $23.74 $2.46 – $2.46

All California hospitals for this procedure →