Ther radiology tx plng cplx 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

$127.87

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.

$673.00

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.

$144.24 with MEDI-CAL vs $282.96 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $144.24 ↑ +13%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $144.24 ↑ +13%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $144.24 ↑ +13%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $144.24 ↑ +13%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $144.24 ↑ +13%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $144.24 ↑ +13%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $171.94 ↑ +34%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $171.94 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $171.94 ↑ +34%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $171.94 ↑ +34%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $171.94 ↑ +34%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $171.94 ↑ +34%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $171.94 ↑ +34%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $180.54 ↑ +41%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $184.58 ↑ +44%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $189.13 ↑ +48%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $189.55 ↑ +48%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $224.02 ↑ +75%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $224.02 ↑ +75%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $224.02 ↑ +75%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $224.02 ↑ +75%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $232.12 ↑ +82%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $232.12 ↑ +82%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $242.32 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $250.52 ↑ +96%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $254.90 ↑ +99%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $256.19 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $269.37 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $282.96 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $282.96 ↑ +121%

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Ther radiology tx plng cplx at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $127.87 $4.83 – $1,173.89
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $111.45 $144.24 – $301.60
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $100.95 $144.24 – $284.80
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $444.18 $144.24 – $269.37
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $201.90 $138.57 – $284.31
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $47.11 $144.24 – $1,415.28
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $114.41 $144.24 – $288.48
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $181.71 $144.24 – $284.80

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