Skin Biopsy 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

$134.71

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.

$709.00

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.

$17.00 with BC MCAL vs $4,829.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 $17.00 ↓ -87%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $17.00 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17.00 ↓ -87%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $17.00 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $17.00 ↓ -87%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $28.56 ↓ -79%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $30.14 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $30.14 ↓ -78%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $30.14 ↓ -78%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $30.14 ↓ -78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $30.14 ↓ -78%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $30.14 ↓ -78%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.65 ↓ -77%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $32.25 ↓ -76%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.15 ↓ -75%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.17 ↓ -73%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.69 ↓ -70%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $40.69 ↓ -70%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $41.89 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.91 ↓ -67%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $45.46 ↓ -66%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $46.62 ↓ -65%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $51.95 ↓ -61%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $51.95 ↓ -61%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $51.95 ↓ -61%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $51.95 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $150.78 ↑ +12%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $159.34 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $189.53 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $189.53 ↑ +41%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $211.47 ↑ +57%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $257.37 ↑ +91%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $460.85 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $475.03 ↑ +253%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $522.85 ↑ +288%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $522.85 ↑ +288%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $522.85 ↑ +288%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $522.85 ↑ +288%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $553.02 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $581.38 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $588.47 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $595.56 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $602.65 ↑ +347%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $627.42 ↑ +366%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $673.55 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $687.73 ↑ +411%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $820.87 ↑ +509%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,829.00 ↑ +3485%

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