Laparo radical nephrectomy 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

$858.99

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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$4,521.00

Gross charge

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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.

$225.61 with BC MCAL vs $2,982.32 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS — 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 $225.61 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $225.61 ↓ -74%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $225.61 ↓ -74%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $225.61 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $225.61 ↓ -74%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $379.02 ↓ -56%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $1,130.25 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,176.35 ↑ +37%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,235.17 ↑ +44%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,293.99 ↑ +51%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,411.62 ↑ +64%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,543.56 ↑ +80%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,588.07 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,588.07 ↑ +85%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,635.13 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,713.94 ↑ +100%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,793.15 ↑ +109%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $1,793.15 ↑ +109%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,793.15 ↑ +109%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,793.15 ↑ +109%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,828.30 ↑ +113%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,009.45 ↑ +134%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,123.54 ↑ +147%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,982.32 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $2,982.32 ↑ +247%

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Laparo radical nephrectomy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,429.57 $943.74 – $3,575.04
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $858.99 $38.66 – $2,982.32
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $678.15 $1,128.07 – $3,516.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,983.86 $160.00 – $2,123.54
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,356.30 $1,128.07 – $3,062.18
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $768.57 $125.00 – $3,062.18
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,220.67 $155.00 – $3,516.71
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $858.99 $225.61 – $2,646.41

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