Surgical opening of stomach 43500 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

$503.12

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$2,648.00

Gross charge

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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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$35.00 with BC MCAL vs $1,336.32 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $35.00 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $35.00 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $35.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $35.00 ↓ -93%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $58.80 ↓ -88%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $662.00 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $730.34 ↑ +45%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +45%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $730.34 ↑ +45%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $730.34 ↑ +45%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $730.34 ↑ +45%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $730.34 ↑ +45%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $730.34 ↑ +45%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $730.34 ↑ +45%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $766.86 ↑ +52%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $803.37 ↑ +60%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $876.41 ↑ +74%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $886.42 ↑ +76%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $888.40 ↑ +77%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $985.96 ↑ +96%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $985.96 ↑ +96%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $995.28 ↑ +98%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,015.17 ↑ +102%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,051.79 ↑ +109%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,058.92 ↑ +110%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $1,058.92 ↑ +110%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,058.92 ↑ +110%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,058.92 ↑ +110%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,064.11 ↑ +112%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,336.32 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $1,336.32 ↑ +166%

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Surgical opening of stomach 43500 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $503.12 $22.83 – $1,336.32
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $397.20 $65.00 – $1,399.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $1,747.68 $70.00 – $1,064.11
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $794.40 $87.12 – $1,377.95
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $185.36 $435.22 – $1,336.32
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $450.16 $40.00 – $1,377.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $714.96 $40.00 – $1,399.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $503.12 $65.00 – $1,190.82

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