3d ech img cgen car anomal at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$13.95

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.

$93.00

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.

$20.79 with FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS vs $660.64 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $20.79 ↑ +49%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.79 ↑ +49%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $20.79 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $20.79 ↑ +49%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $20.79 ↑ +49%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $20.79 ↑ +49%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $20.79 ↑ +49%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $20.79 ↑ +49%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $20.79 ↑ +49%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $20.79 ↑ +49%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $22.87 ↑ +64%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.87 ↑ +64%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $22.87 ↑ +64%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $26.34 ↑ +89%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $27.03 ↑ +94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $28.90 ↑ +107%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.29 ↑ +117%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $31.19 ↑ +124%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $31.90 ↑ +129%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $31.90 ↑ +129%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.87 ↑ +143%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $33.87 ↑ +143%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $33.87 ↑ +143%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $55.05 ↑ +295%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $55.05 ↑ +295%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $55.05 ↑ +295%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $77.62 ↑ +456%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $99.91 ↑ +616%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $105.58 ↑ +657%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $105.58 ↑ +657%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $550.53 ↑ +3846%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $660.64 ↑ +4636%

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3d ech img cgen car anomal at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $55.44 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $55.44 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $55.44 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $55.44 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $55.44 not published
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,319.48 $908.82 – $3,298.68
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $795.60 $144.01 – $584.37
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $795.60 $145.67 – $497.16

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