Ultrasound spinal canal and contents 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

$220.21

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.

$1,159.00

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.

$44.54 with BC MCAL vs $1,124.23 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 $44.54 ↓ -80%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $63.45 ↓ -71%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $63.45 ↓ -71%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $63.45 ↓ -71%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $63.45 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $63.45 ↓ -71%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $66.62 ↓ -70%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $67.42 ↓ -69%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $69.80 ↓ -68%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $77.00 ↓ -65%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $77.00 ↓ -65%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $77.00 ↓ -65%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $77.00 ↓ -65%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $80.98 ↓ -63%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $80.98 ↓ -63%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $80.98 ↓ -63%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $80.98 ↓ -63%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $80.98 ↓ -63%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $81.70 ↓ -63%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $85.66 ↓ -61%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $85.66 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.34 ↓ -61%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.45 ↓ -58%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $94.54 ↓ -57%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $96.00 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $97.17 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.17 ↓ -56%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -39%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -39%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $134.46 ↓ -39%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $134.46 ↓ -39%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $136.05 ↓ -38%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $161.36 ↓ -27%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $191.66 ↓ -13%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $211.11 ↓ -4%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $420.72 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $434.88 ↑ +97%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $753.35 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $776.53 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $904.02 ↑ +311%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $950.38 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $961.97 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $973.56 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $985.15 ↑ +347%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $1,101.05 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $1,124.23 ↑ +411%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $584.73 $122.52 – $1,041.30
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $494.00 $98.00 – $98.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $494.00 $98.00 – $98.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $666.40 $156.00 – $156.00

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