Question 1

Why do prices at Adventist Health Delano vary across procedures?

Accepted Answer

Hospital prices reflect many factors including procedure complexity, whether imaging contrast is used, anesthesia requirements, facility fees, and the physician's time. Adventist Health Delano publishes these prices as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180, and they represent the hospital's cash pay rates. Your actual cost may vary depending on your insurance plan, specific diagnosis, and any additional services required.

Question 2

Does the cash pay price include the radiologist or physician reading fee?

Accepted Answer

This depends on whether Adventist Health Delano bundles professional fees into the facility charge or bills them separately. We recommend calling the hospital's billing department directly and asking whether the published cash pay price is all-inclusive or whether you should expect a separate bill from the reading physician or specialist.

Question 3

How do I get a personalized estimate from Adventist Health Delano?

Accepted Answer

Contact Adventist Health Delano's billing or patient financial services department directly. Have your insurance card (if applicable), the procedure name, and your physician's order ready. Ask for a good faith estimate, which hospitals are required to provide under the No Surprises Act. The prices shown here are a starting point to help you ask the right questions, not a final quote.

Question 4

What does the Transparency Score mean?

Accepted Answer

The Transparency Score reflects how complete Adventist Health Delano's published pricing data is relative to the federal requirements and to other hospitals in the same metro. A higher score means more procedures covered, more payer rates reported, and better data quality. We source every number from the hospital's own Machine-Readable File and never interpolate missing data.

	Category		Range
Urgent Care Visit	other	$1	$1 to $8	Low
Urinalysis	lab	$3	$3 to $20	Low
Lipid Panel	lab	$3	$3 to $118	Low
PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen)	lab	$5	$5 to $121	Low
Pap Smear	preventive	$5	$5 to $70	Low
DEXA Bone Density Scan	imaging	$8	$8 to $241	Low
EKG (Electrocardiogram)	cardiac	$11	$11 to $72	Low
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel	lab	$13	$13 to $337	Low
Mammogram	preventive	$36	$36 to $323	Low
Total Hip Replacement	surgery	$37	$37 to $58,921	Low
Occupational Therapy Evaluation	therapy	$40	$40 to $262	Low
Physical Therapy Evaluation	therapy	$46	$46 to $297	Low
Flu Vaccination	preventive	$62	$62 to $402	Low
Appendectomy (Laparoscopic)	surgery	$80	$80 to $357,500	Low
COPD Management	other	$80	$80 to $20,401	Low
Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic)	surgery	$80	$80 to $100,500	Low
Prostate Biopsy	other	$91	$91 to $2,215	Low
Dialysis	other	$113	$113 to $731	Low
CT Scan of the Head	imaging	$116	$116 to $1,318	Low
Vaginal Delivery	obstetric	$2,100	$2,100 to $11,447	Low
C-Section (Cesarean Delivery)	obstetric	$2,470	$2,470 to $18,395	Low
Total Knee Replacement	surgery	$4,400	$4,400 to $92,500	Low

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Procedure Pricing

Understanding Adventist Health Delano's Pricing