Macroscopic exam arthropod 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

$26.05

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.

$137.10

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.

$1.05 with BC MCAL vs $52.23 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 $1.05 ↓ -96%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.75 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $4.27 ↓ -84%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $4.27 ↓ -84%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $4.27 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $4.27 ↓ -84%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $4.27 ↓ -84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $4.27 ↓ -84%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $4.27 ↓ -84%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $4.27 ↓ -84%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.89 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $4.89 ↓ -81%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $6.14 ↓ -76%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $6.14 ↓ -76%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $6.14 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $6.41 ↓ -75%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $6.70 ↓ -74%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $7.69 ↓ -70%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $8.07 ↓ -69%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $8.22 ↓ -68%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $14.88 ↓ -43%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.21 ↓ -34%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $18.86 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $19.27 ↓ -26%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.50 ↓ -21%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.12 ↓ -19%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.89 ↓ -16%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $24.35 ↓ -7%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $24.64 ↓ -5%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $26.65 ↑ +2%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $27.47 ↑ +5%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $31.98 ↑ +23%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $33.62 ↑ +29%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $34.03 ↑ +31%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $34.44 ↑ +32%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $34.85 ↑ +34%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $38.95 ↑ +50%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $39.77 ↑ +53%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $43.53 ↑ +67%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $45.05 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.23 ↑ +100%

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Macroscopic exam arthropod at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $21.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $21.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $21.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $21.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $35.36 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $35.36 $3.00 – $3.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $21.84 $3.00 – $3.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $35.36 $3.00 – $3.00

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