Thoracoscopy w w resect diag 32668 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

$94.62

Cash price

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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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$498.00

Gross charge

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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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$25.69 with BC MCAL vs $335.94 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
BC MCAL BC MCAL $25.69 ↓ -73%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $25.69 ↓ -73%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $25.69 ↓ -73%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $25.69 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $25.69 ↓ -73%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $43.16 ↓ -54%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $124.50 ↑ +32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $134.20 ↑ +42%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $134.20 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $134.20 ↑ +42%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $134.20 ↑ +42%
SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY SANTE IPA MCAL/MCARE HMO PROFEE ONLY $134.20 ↑ +42%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $134.20 ↑ +42%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.20 ↑ +42%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.20 ↑ +42%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $140.91 ↑ +49%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $147.62 ↑ +56%
SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS SANTE IPA HMO PROFEE ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $161.04 ↑ +70%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $174.95 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $181.17 ↑ +91%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $181.17 ↑ +91%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $186.54 ↑ +97%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $195.53 ↑ +107%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $197.18 ↑ +108%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $210.12 ↑ +122%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $210.12 ↑ +122%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $210.12 ↑ +122%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $210.12 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $222.44 ↑ +135%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $235.07 ↑ +148%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $335.94 ↑ +255%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $335.94 ↑ +255%

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Thoracoscopy w w resect diag 32668 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $94.62 $4.53 – $335.94
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $74.70 $20.00 – $335.92
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $328.68 $20.00 – $235.07
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $149.40 $25.69 – $344.94
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $34.86 $128.07 – $335.94
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $84.66 $25.69 – $344.94
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $134.46 $128.07 – $335.92
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $94.62 $128.07 – $298.10

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