Ther radiology tx plng smpl 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

$53.58

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.

$282.00

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.

$61.12 with MEDI-CAL vs $126.71 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 $61.12 ↑ +14%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $61.12 ↑ +14%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $61.12 ↑ +14%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $61.12 ↑ +14%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $61.12 ↑ +14%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $61.12 ↑ +14%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.85 ↑ +34%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.85 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $71.85 ↑ +34%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $71.85 ↑ +34%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $71.85 ↑ +34%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $71.85 ↑ +34%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $71.85 ↑ +34%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $75.44 ↑ +41%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $79.04 ↑ +48%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $82.97 ↑ +55%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $87.32 ↑ +63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $94.62 ↑ +77%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $94.62 ↑ +77%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $94.62 ↑ +77%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $94.62 ↑ +77%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.00 ↑ +81%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $97.00 ↑ +81%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $102.68 ↑ +92%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $104.69 ↑ +95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $107.06 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $113.92 ↑ +113%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $120.39 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $126.71 ↑ +136%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $126.71 ↑ +136%

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Ther radiology tx plng smpl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $53.58 $2.04 – $126.71
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $47.40 $61.12 – $135.05
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $42.30 $61.12 – $127.53
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $186.12 $61.12 – $120.39
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $84.60 $61.12 – $127.31
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $19.74 $61.12 – $126.71
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $47.94 $61.12 – $127.31
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $76.14 $61.12 – $127.53

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