Remove part lumbar vertebra 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

$733.59

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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$3,861.00

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.

$40.00 with BC MCAL vs $9,332.70 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $40.00 ↓ -95%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -95%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $40.00 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $40.00 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $40.00 ↓ -95%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $67.20 ↓ -91%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $965.25 ↑ +32%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1,130.14 ↑ +54%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,136.61 ↑ +55%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,139.33 ↑ +55%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $1,139.33 ↑ +55%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,139.33 ↑ +55%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $1,139.33 ↑ +55%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $1,139.33 ↑ +55%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $1,139.33 ↑ +55%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,196.30 ↑ +63%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,253.26 ↑ +71%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,367.20 ↑ +86%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,399.02 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,478.46 ↑ +102%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,498.16 ↑ +104%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,498.16 ↑ +104%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $1,498.16 ↑ +104%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,498.16 ↑ +104%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $1,538.10 ↑ +110%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,538.10 ↑ +110%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,583.67 ↑ +116%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,660.00 ↑ +126%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,938.66 ↑ +164%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,938.66 ↑ +164%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +1172%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +1172%

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Remove part lumbar vertebra at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $733.59 $32.30 – $1,938.66
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $579.15 $70.00 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,548.26 $65.00 – $1,660.00
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,158.30 $65.00 – $2,012.11
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $270.27 $40.00 – $1,938.66
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $656.37 $107.97 – $2,012.11
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,042.47 $70.00 – $1,974.85
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $733.59 $107.97 – $1,738.98

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