Partial removal of sternum 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

$326.42

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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$1,718.00

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.

$429.50 with UPN MCAL PROFEE vs $4,208.34 with UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - 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
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $429.50 ↑ +32%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $497.47 ↑ +52%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $497.47 ↑ +52%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $497.47 ↑ +52%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $497.47 ↑ +52%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $497.47 ↑ +52%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $497.47 ↑ +52%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $522.34 ↑ +60%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $547.22 ↑ +68%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $559.94 ↑ +72%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $559.94 ↑ +72%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $559.94 ↑ +72%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $559.94 ↑ +72%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $559.94 ↑ +72%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $573.44 ↑ +76%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $596.96 ↑ +83%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $604.06 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $671.58 ↑ +106%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $671.58 ↑ +106%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $677.65 ↑ +108%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $677.65 ↑ +108%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $677.65 ↑ +108%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $677.65 ↑ +108%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $691.48 ↑ +112%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $724.81 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $790.37 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $835.25 ↑ +156%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $940.70 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,044.08 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,044.08 ↑ +220%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,208.34 ↑ +1189%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,208.34 ↑ +1189%

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Partial removal of sternum at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $882.45 $342.78 – $1,298.50
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $326.42 $14.61 – $1,044.08
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $257.70 $486.93 – $4,208.34
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,133.88 $497.47 – $835.25
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $515.40 $112.06 – $1,083.63
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $120.26 $60.00 – $1,044.08
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $292.06 $112.06 – $1,083.63
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $463.86 $486.93 – $1,063.57

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