Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus 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

$10.29

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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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$54.14

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.

$1.86 with BC MCAL vs $90.95 with VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL 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 $1.86 ↓ -82%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $2.84 ↓ -72%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $3.51 ↓ -66%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3.51 ↓ -66%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.51 ↓ -66%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $19.65 ↑ +91%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $21.65 ↑ +110%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.73 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $25.44 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.07 ↑ +163%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.91 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $32.16 ↑ +213%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $34.27 ↑ +233%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $35.19 ↑ +242%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $35.49 ↑ +245%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $36.27 ↑ +252%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $36.73 ↑ +257%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.17 ↑ +290%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $42.23 ↑ +310%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.59 ↑ +314%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $44.39 ↑ +331%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $44.93 ↑ +337%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $46.02 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $51.43 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $52.51 ↑ +410%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $54.14 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $54.14 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $70.92 ↑ +589%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $89.32 ↑ +768%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $90.95 ↑ +784%

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Sodium chloride 0.9 % IV bolus at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $17.92 $1.38 – $1.38
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $1.42 – $19.60
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $17.92 $1.38 – $1.38
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $17.92 $1.38 – $1.38
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $17.92 $1.38 – $1.38
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $16.64 $1.38 – $1.38
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $16.64 $1.38 – $1.38
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $17.92 $1.38 – $1.38

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