Specific gravity body fluid 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

$6.27

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.

$33.00

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.

$0.09 with KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $30.73 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
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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
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.09 ↓ -99%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $0.78 ↓ -88%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $0.95 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.10 ↓ -82%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1.21 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1.23 ↓ -80%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.31 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.35 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.40 ↓ -78%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $1.56 ↓ -75%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $1.70 ↓ -73%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $1.76 ↓ -72%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $2.04 ↓ -67%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $2.15 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $2.17 ↓ -65%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $2.20 ↓ -65%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $2.23 ↓ -64%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $2.49 ↓ -60%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $2.54 ↓ -59%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $2.62 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $2.62 ↓ -58%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $2.62 ↓ -58%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $2.62 ↓ -58%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $2.62 ↓ -58%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $3.28 ↓ -48%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $3.28 ↓ -48%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $3.28 ↓ -48%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $3.28 ↓ -48%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $3.28 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $3.28 ↓ -48%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $3.28 ↓ -48%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $3.28 ↓ -48%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $4.73 ↓ -25%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $4.73 ↓ -25%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $4.73 ↓ -25%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $5.15 ↓ -18%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5.90 ↓ -6%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $14.47 ↑ +131%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $25.61 ↑ +308%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $26.51 ↑ +323%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.73 ↑ +390%

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Specific gravity body fluid at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8.96 $3.00 – $3.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $17.09 $3.28 – $30.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8.96 $3.00 – $3.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8.96 $3.00 – $3.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8.96 $3.00 – $3.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $22.36 $2.00 – $2.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $22.36 $2.00 – $2.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $8.96 $3.00 – $3.00

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