Abd/low ext cath 1st 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

$1,090.35

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.

$7,269.00

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.

$65.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $6,531.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -94%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $65.00 ↓ -94%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $91.65 ↓ -92%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $201.33 ↓ -82%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $201.33 ↓ -82%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $201.33 ↓ -82%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $201.33 ↓ -82%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $201.33 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $201.33 ↓ -82%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $201.33 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $201.33 ↓ -82%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $201.33 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $201.33 ↓ -82%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $201.33 ↓ -82%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $202.90 ↓ -81%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $204.15 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $221.46 ↓ -80%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $221.46 ↓ -80%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $221.46 ↓ -80%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $241.60 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $241.65 ↓ -78%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $241.70 ↓ -78%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $261.73 ↓ -76%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $279.85 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $293.34 ↓ -73%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $294.68 ↓ -73%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $294.68 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $302.00 ↓ -72%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $319.58 ↓ -71%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $319.58 ↓ -71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $319.58 ↓ -71%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $346.29 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $370.18 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $411.44 ↓ -62%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $411.44 ↓ -62%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $669.00 ↓ -39%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $724.75 ↓ -34%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $780.50 ↓ -28%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $892.00 ↓ -18%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $892.00 ↓ -18%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $892.00 ↓ -18%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $947.75 ↓ -13%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,003.50 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,403.51 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,403.51 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↑ +499%

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $954.96 $232.83 – $2,186.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,375.89 $232.83 – $2,474.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,350.80 $286.38 – $2,405.52
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,292.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,292.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,010.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,010.80 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $5,292.00 not published

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