X-ray surgical specimen 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

$168.72

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.

$888.00

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.

$9.26 with CIGNA- ALL PLANS vs $1,103.37 with BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-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
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $9.26 ↓ -95%
BC MCAL BC MCAL $11.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $11.28 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.92 ↓ -93%
AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.48 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS $14.08 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.08 ↓ -92%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.48 ↓ -91%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE $14.48 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $14.48 ↓ -91%
UPN MCAL PROFEE UPN MCAL PROFEE $14.48 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCAL KAISER MCAL $14.48 ↓ -91%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $14.94 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $14.94 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.94 ↓ -91%
PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS PRIME HEALTH MCR ADV- ALL PLANS $14.94 ↓ -91%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD TRICARE BLUE SHIELD $14.94 ↓ -91%
CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS CENTRAL VALLEY MED PROV PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $15.69 ↓ -91%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.43 ↓ -90%
KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.17 ↓ -88%
KAISER MCR ADV KAISER MCR ADV $20.17 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $20.87 ↓ -88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $20.87 ↓ -88%
UHC CSP UHC CSP $20.87 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.87 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.77 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $22.26 ↓ -87%
VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS VALLEY CHILDRENS - ALL PLANS $24.33 ↓ -86%
FRESNO - ALL PLANS FRESNO - ALL PLANS $34.27 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $128.40 ↓ -24%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $322.34 ↑ +91%
PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS PHCS PPO- ALL PLANS $577.20 ↑ +242%
COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS COMMUNITY HLTH NTWORK-ALL PLANS $594.96 ↑ +253%
FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH - ALL PLANS $692.64 ↑ +311%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $702.78 ↑ +317%
UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HC MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $702.78 ↑ +317%
KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV KEY MEDICAL MCR ADV $702.78 ↑ +317%
UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS UPN MCR ADV PROFEE - ALL OTHER PLANS $702.78 ↑ +317%
CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS CHOICECARE- ALL PLANS $728.16 ↑ +332%
MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN- ALL PLANS $737.04 ↑ +337%
INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS INTERPLAN- ALL PLANS $745.92 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET- ALL PLANS $754.80 ↑ +347%
KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS KEY MEDICAL GROUP COMMERCIAL - ALL OTHER PLANS $843.34 ↑ +400%
PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS PREFERRED HEALTH NETWORK- ALL PLANS $843.60 ↑ +400%
PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS PACIFIC HEALTH ALLIANCE- ALL PLANS $861.36 ↑ +411%
BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS BRIGHT HEALTH MCR ADV-ALL PLANS $1,103.37 ↑ +554%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,383.20 $731.00 – $731.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $542.69 $31.43 – $2,339.15
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,383.20 $731.00 – $731.00
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Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,383.20 $731.00 – $731.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,222.00 $498.00 – $498.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,222.00 $498.00 – $498.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,383.20 $731.00 – $731.00

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