Placement of drain pancreas 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

$1,444.57

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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$7,603.00

Gross charge

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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.

$155.62 with BC MCAL vs $4,021.05 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

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 $155.62 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $155.62 ↓ -89%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $155.62 ↓ -89%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $155.62 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $155.62 ↓ -89%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $261.44 ↓ -82%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $1,900.75 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,036.91 ↑ +41%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,138.76 ↑ +48%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,240.60 ↑ +55%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,444.29 ↑ +69%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $2,592.16 ↑ +79%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,597.49 ↑ +80%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,749.83 ↑ +90%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $2,749.83 ↑ +90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2,831.30 ↑ +96%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,967.78 ↑ +105%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,072.13 ↑ +113%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,127.12 ↑ +116%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $3,127.12 ↑ +116%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,127.12 ↑ +116%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,127.12 ↑ +116%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,246.56 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $4,021.05 ↑ +178%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,021.05 ↑ +178%

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Placement of drain pancreas at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $1,444.57 $60.00 – $4,021.05
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $1,140.45 $777.73 – $4,191.49
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $5,017.98 $35.00 – $3,246.56
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $2,280.90 $30.00 – $4,041.23
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $532.21 $155.62 – $4,021.05
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $1,292.51 $35.00 – $4,041.23
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $2,052.81 $777.73 – $4,191.49
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $1,444.57 $777.73 – $3,492.57

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