Ultrasound guide tissue ablation 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

$73.15

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.

$385.00

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.

$77.16 with AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $646.80 with VALLEY CHILDRENS - 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
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $77.16 ↑ +5%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $101.81 ↑ +39%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $101.81 ↑ +39%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $101.81 ↑ +39%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $101.81 ↑ +39%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $101.81 ↑ +39%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $106.90 ↑ +46%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $111.99 ↑ +53%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $116.69 ↑ +60%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $135.90 ↑ +86%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $135.90 ↑ +86%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.90 ↑ +86%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $135.90 ↑ +86%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $137.44 ↑ +88%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.44 ↑ +88%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $148.34 ↑ +103%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $151.70 ↑ +107%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $155.18 ↑ +112%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $163.99 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $189.03 ↑ +158%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $189.03 ↑ +158%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $385.00 ↑ +426%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $385.00 ↑ +426%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $385.00 ↑ +426%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $385.00 ↑ +426%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $385.00 ↑ +426%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $385.00 ↑ +426%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $646.80 ↑ +784%

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Ultrasound guide tissue ablation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $112.57 $69.39 – $211.35
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $655.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $655.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $644.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $644.80 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $655.20 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $655.20 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $655.20 not published

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