Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet at HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
115 Mall Dr Hanford CA 93230|1141 Rose Avenue, Selma, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538141627
$1.25
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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$6.59
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$0.31 with AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $11.08 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.31 | ↓ -75% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $0.38 | ↓ -70% |
| UHC CSP | UHC CSP | $0.38 | ↓ -70% |
| UHC JLL | UHC JLL | $0.38 | ↓ -70% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS | $1.30 | ↑ +4% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $1.34 | ↑ +7% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.56 | ↑ +25% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $2.39 | ↑ +91% |
| INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS | $2.64 | ↑ +111% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.77 | ↑ +122% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $3.10 | ↑ +148% |
| KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.30 | ↑ +164% |
| HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.52 | ↑ +182% |
| CIGNA- ALL PLANS | CIGNA- ALL PLANS | $3.92 | ↑ +214% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $4.17 | ↑ +234% |
| PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS | PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS | $4.29 | ↑ +243% |
| COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS | COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS | $4.42 | ↑ +254% |
| BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.89 | ↑ +291% |
| FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS | $5.14 | ↑ +311% |
| CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS | CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS | $5.41 | ↑ +333% |
| MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS | $5.47 | ↑ +338% |
| BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS | $5.60 | ↑ +348% |
| PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS | PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS | $6.26 | ↑ +401% |
| PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS | PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS | $6.39 | ↑ +411% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $6.59 | ↑ +427% |
| KAISER MCAL | KAISER MCAL | $6.59 | ↑ +427% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $8.64 | ↑ +591% |
| FRESNO - ALL PLANS | FRESNO - ALL PLANS | $10.88 | ↑ +770% |
| VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS | $11.08 | ↑ +786% |
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Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $6.57 | $0.37 – $11.70 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.49 – $0.52 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $9.42 | $0.38 – $21.56 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $5.39 | $2.10 – $7.93 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $8.63 | $0.37 – $21.56 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $3.34 | $0.20 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $3.31 | $0.40 – $3.16 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $12.41 | $0.49 – $0.56 |