Throat x-ray & fluoroscopy 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

$214.70

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.

$1,130.00

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.

$30.04 with BC MCAL vs $1,096.10 with PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL 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 $30.04 ↓ -86%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $54.64 ↓ -75%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $54.64 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $71.57 ↓ -67%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $90.15 ↓ -58%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $91.79 ↓ -57%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $111.93 ↓ -48%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $111.93 ↓ -48%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $111.93 ↓ -48%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $111.93 ↓ -48%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $111.93 ↓ -48%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $111.93 ↓ -48%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $111.93 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $111.93 ↓ -48%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $124.70 ↓ -42%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $124.70 ↓ -42%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $124.70 ↓ -42%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.31 ↓ -37%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $175.73 ↓ -18%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $201.47 ↓ -6%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $297.47 ↑ +39%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $380.15 ↑ +77%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $393.45 ↑ +83%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $410.19 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $456.17 ↑ +112%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $474.37 ↑ +121%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $519.80 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $531.10 ↑ +147%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $565.00 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $581.95 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $603.42 ↑ +181%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $671.22 ↑ +213%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $734.50 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $757.10 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $881.40 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $926.60 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $937.90 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $949.20 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $960.50 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,073.50 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $1,096.10 ↑ +411%

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Throat x-ray & fluoroscopy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $817.60 $125.00 – $125.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $154.62 $82.67 – $391.59
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $817.60 $125.00 – $125.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $817.60 $125.00 – $125.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $817.60 $125.00 – $125.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $452.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $452.40 $81.00 – $81.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $817.60 $125.00 – $125.00

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