Observation/inpatient hospital care hi severity 99236 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

$95.76

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.

$504.00

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.

$124.60 with MEDI-CAL vs $378.46 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $124.60 ↑ +30%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $124.60 ↑ +30%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $124.60 ↑ +30%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $124.60 ↑ +30%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $124.60 ↑ +30%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $126.00 ↑ +32%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $189.85 ↑ +98%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $189.85 ↑ +98%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $189.85 ↑ +98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $189.85 ↑ +98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $189.85 ↑ +98%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $189.85 ↑ +98%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $189.85 ↑ +98%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $199.34 ↑ +108%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $208.84 ↑ +118%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $209.33 ↑ +119%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $247.90 ↑ +159%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $256.30 ↑ +168%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $256.30 ↑ +168%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $263.89 ↑ +176%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $276.61 ↑ +189%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $276.88 ↑ +189%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $284.79 ↑ +197%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $284.79 ↑ +197%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $284.79 ↑ +197%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $284.79 ↑ +197%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $345.08 ↑ +260%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $364.68 ↑ +281%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $378.46 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $378.46 ↑ +295%

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Observation/inpatient hospital care hi severity 99236 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $390.95 $151.86 – $575.26
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $95.76 $6.14 – $378.46
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $107.70 $124.60 – $419.64
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $75.60 $124.60 – $383.57
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $332.64 $124.60 – $364.68
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $151.20 $124.60 – $384.17
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $36.40 $124.60 – $378.46
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $85.68 $124.60 – $384.17

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