Abd/low ext cath 3rd 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

$2,229.30

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.

$14,862.00

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.

$75.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $6,687.90 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.00 ↓ -97%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $75.00 ↓ -97%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $75.00 ↓ -97%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $105.75 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $252.46 ↓ -89%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $252.46 ↓ -89%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $252.46 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $252.46 ↓ -89%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $252.46 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $252.46 ↓ -89%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $252.46 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $252.46 ↓ -89%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $252.46 ↓ -89%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $252.46 ↓ -89%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $252.46 ↓ -89%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $255.99 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $277.71 ↓ -88%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $277.71 ↓ -88%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $277.71 ↓ -88%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $289.65 ↓ -87%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $302.95 ↓ -86%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $316.26 ↓ -86%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $328.20 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $344.97 ↓ -85%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $350.92 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $367.83 ↓ -84%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $373.34 ↓ -83%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $373.34 ↓ -83%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $378.69 ↓ -83%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $405.84 ↓ -82%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $405.84 ↓ -82%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $405.84 ↓ -82%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $434.23 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,467.09 ↑ +11%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,742.04 ↑ +23%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2,742.04 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,654.26 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3,654.26 ↑ +64%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,458.60 ↑ +100%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,830.15 ↑ +117%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,201.70 ↑ +133%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,944.80 ↑ +167%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,944.80 ↑ +167%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,944.80 ↑ +167%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,316.35 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↑ +193%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,687.90 ↑ +200%

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Abd/low ext cath 3rd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,720.55 $332.38 – $4,532.77
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,691.22 $332.38 – $5,042.07
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,608.78 $408.83 – $2,864.94
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,743.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,743.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,662.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,662.40 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,743.20 not published

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