88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site 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

$4.50

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.

$30.00

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.

$5.79 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $128.14 with CENTIVO - 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $5.79 ↑ +29%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.43 ↑ +43%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $6.43 ↑ +43%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $8.59 ↑ +91%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.72 ↑ +94%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $8.72 ↑ +94%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $8.72 ↑ +94%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $8.72 ↑ +94%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $10.46 ↑ +132%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $11.33 ↑ +152%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $12.20 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.98 ↑ +188%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $12.99 ↑ +189%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $13.94 ↑ +210%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $13.94 ↑ +210%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $13.94 ↑ +210%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $14.82 ↑ +229%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $15.69 ↑ +249%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $17.43 ↑ +287%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $17.43 ↑ +287%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $17.43 ↑ +287%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17.43 ↑ +287%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $25.98 ↑ +477%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $25.98 ↑ +477%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.98 ↑ +477%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $46.26 ↑ +928%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $48.12 ↑ +969%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $48.12 ↑ +969%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $56.95 ↑ +1166%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $56.95 ↑ +1166%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $56.95 ↑ +1166%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $56.95 ↑ +1166%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $56.95 ↑ +1166%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $56.95 ↑ +1166%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $56.95 ↑ +1166%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $68.34 ↑ +1419%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $74.04 ↑ +1545%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $86.08 ↑ +1813%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $91.12 ↑ +1925%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.65 ↑ +2026%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $97.95 ↑ +2077%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $102.51 ↑ +2178%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $114.78 ↑ +2451%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $115.39 ↑ +2464%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $128.14 ↑ +2748%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $66.78 $13.72 – $55.70
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $66.06 $13.72 – $55.70
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $102.48 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $102.48 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $111.28 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $111.28 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $102.48 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $102.48 not published

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