Ultrasound guidance for vascular access 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

$153.90

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.

$810.00

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.

$13.68 with UHC MCR ADV vs $785.70 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
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $13.68 ↓ -91%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $13.68 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $13.68 ↓ -91%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $13.68 ↓ -91%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $13.68 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $14.36 ↓ -91%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $15.05 ↓ -90%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $16.44 ↓ -89%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $17.04 ↓ -89%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.47 ↓ -88%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $18.47 ↓ -88%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $19.02 ↓ -88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $19.02 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.02 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $19.02 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.93 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $20.38 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $22.90 ↓ -85%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $23.84 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.20 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $27.70 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.70 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $28.15 ↓ -82%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $28.15 ↓ -82%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $28.15 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $28.15 ↓ -82%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $28.15 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $42.78 ↓ -72%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.78 ↓ -72%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.78 ↓ -72%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $42.78 ↓ -72%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $47.29 ↓ -69%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $51.34 ↓ -67%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $66.62 ↓ -57%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $67.16 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $135.30 ↓ -12%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $294.03 ↑ +91%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $526.50 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $542.70 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $631.80 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $664.20 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $672.30 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $680.40 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $688.50 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $769.50 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $785.70 ↑ +411%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,008.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $220.32 $42.58 – $392.34
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,008.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,008.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,008.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $660.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $660.40 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,008.00 not published

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