Ultrasound joint complete left 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

$258.78

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.

$1,362.00

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.

$18.32 with BC MCAL vs $1,321.14 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 $18.32 ↓ -93%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $36.41 ↓ -86%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $41.28 ↓ -84%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.28 ↓ -84%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $41.28 ↓ -84%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $41.28 ↓ -84%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $43.79 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $43.79 ↓ -83%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $43.79 ↓ -83%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $43.79 ↓ -83%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $43.79 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $45.26 ↓ -83%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.98 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.83 ↓ -82%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.17 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $52.16 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.16 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $53.29 ↓ -79%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $53.29 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $53.29 ↓ -79%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $53.29 ↓ -79%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $53.29 ↓ -79%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $59.12 ↓ -77%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $59.12 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.80 ↓ -75%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $65.25 ↓ -75%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $89.53 ↓ -65%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $105.12 ↓ -59%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -48%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $134.46 ↓ -48%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -48%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $134.46 ↓ -48%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $161.36 ↓ -38%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $211.11 ↓ -18%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $248.75 ↓ -4%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $494.41 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $689.77 ↑ +167%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $885.30 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $912.54 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $1,062.36 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $1,116.84 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,130.46 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $1,144.08 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $1,157.70 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,293.90 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $1,321.14 ↑ +411%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $868.00 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $606.20 $80.63 – $1,079.52
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $868.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $868.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $868.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $707.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $707.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $868.00 $142.00 – $142.00

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