Abd exp/postop hem/throm/infec 35840 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

$604.35

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.

$4,029.00

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.

$502.98 with UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY vs $1,646.13 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
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $502.98 ↓ -17%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $502.98 ↓ -17%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $502.98 ↓ -17%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $622.42 ↑ +3%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $709.20 ↑ +17%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $936.17 ↑ +55%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $989.33 ↑ +64%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $989.33 ↑ +64%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,097.42 ↑ +82%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,155.08 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,155.08 ↑ +91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,207.16 ↑ +100%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,207.16 ↑ +100%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1,207.16 ↑ +100%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,426.65 ↑ +136%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,479.81 ↑ +145%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,479.81 ↑ +145%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,525.41 ↑ +152%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,598.94 ↑ +165%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,616.90 ↑ +168%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,616.90 ↑ +168%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,616.90 ↑ +168%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,646.13 ↑ +172%

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Abd exp/postop hem/throm/infec 35840 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $577.18 – $2,192.69
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $577.18 – $2,192.69
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,063.27 $577.18 – $3,036.04
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $765.51 $34.86 – $1,788.32
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $765.51 $75.00 – $1,616.90
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,659.14 $40.00 – $1,616.90
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,208.70 $502.98 – $1,588.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $282.03 $100.52 – $2,167.66

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