Pamidronate 30 mg/10 ml (3 mg/ml) 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

$24.52

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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.

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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$129.03

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.

$16.05 with BC MCAL vs $988.91 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 $16.05 ↓ -35%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $24.84 ↑ +1%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $30.74 ↑ +25%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $30.74 ↑ +25%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $30.74 ↑ +25%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $46.84 ↑ +91%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $51.61 ↑ +110%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.17 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $60.64 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.51 ↑ +163%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $68.90 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $76.64 ↑ +213%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $81.67 ↑ +233%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $83.87 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $86.45 ↑ +253%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.74 ↑ +290%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $100.64 ↑ +310%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $105.80 ↑ +331%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $107.09 ↑ +337%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $109.67 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $122.58 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $125.16 ↑ +410%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $129.03 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $129.03 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $169.02 ↑ +589%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $212.89 ↑ +768%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $216.76 ↑ +784%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $824.07 ↑ +3261%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $852.91 ↑ +3378%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $988.91 ↑ +3933%

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Pamidronate 30 mg/10 ml (3 mg/ml) intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $116.44 $11.00 – $11.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $53.54 $16.49 – $47.62
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $116.44 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $116.44 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $116.44 $11.00 – $11.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $108.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $108.12 $11.00 – $11.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $116.44 $11.00 – $11.00

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