Str markers specimen anal 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

$47.98

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.

$252.50

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.

$69.39 with AETNA MCR ADV vs $4,657.86 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
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $69.39 ↑ +45%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.24 ↑ +67%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $87.93 ↑ +83%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $89.84 ↑ +87%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.58 ↑ +99%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.44 ↑ +105%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $102.07 ↑ +113%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $113.54 ↑ +137%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $124.25 ↑ +159%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $128.07 ↑ +167%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $149.10 ↑ +211%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $156.74 ↑ +227%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $158.65 ↑ +231%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $160.57 ↑ +235%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $162.48 ↑ +239%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $181.59 ↑ +278%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $185.42 ↑ +286%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $191.15 ↑ +298%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $191.15 ↑ +298%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $191.15 ↑ +298%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $191.15 ↑ +298%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $191.15 ↑ +298%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $233.07 ↑ +386%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $233.07 ↑ +386%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $233.07 ↑ +386%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $233.07 ↑ +386%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $233.07 ↑ +386%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $233.07 ↑ +386%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $233.07 ↑ +386%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $233.07 ↑ +386%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $262.83 ↑ +448%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $335.62 ↑ +599%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $335.62 ↑ +599%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $335.62 ↑ +599%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $365.92 ↑ +663%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $419.53 ↑ +774%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $445.51 ↑ +829%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,333.26 ↑ +2679%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $3,881.60 ↑ +7990%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,017.46 ↑ +8273%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,657.86 ↑ +9608%

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Str markers specimen anal at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $881.92 $98.00 – $98.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $881.92 $98.00 – $98.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,099.20 $102.00 – $102.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $881.92 $98.00 – $98.00

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