Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) 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

$620.10

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.

$4,134.00

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.

$5.90 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $516.60 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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.90 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $5.90 ↓ -99%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $38.10 ↓ -94%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $38.32 ↓ -94%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $38.32 ↓ -94%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $38.32 ↓ -94%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $38.32 ↓ -94%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $38.32 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $38.32 ↓ -94%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $38.32 ↓ -94%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $38.32 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $38.32 ↓ -94%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $42.15 ↓ -93%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $42.15 ↓ -93%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.15 ↓ -93%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $49.82 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $51.29 ↓ -92%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $51.29 ↓ -92%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.80 ↓ -91%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $53.80 ↓ -91%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $53.80 ↓ -91%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $55.57 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.83 ↓ -91%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $57.10 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $57.48 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $60.19 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.61 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $63.61 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $83.20 ↓ -87%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $83.20 ↓ -87%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $117.31 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $119.34 ↓ -81%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -78%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $134.46 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $142.14 ↓ -77%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $161.36 ↓ -74%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $231.28 ↓ -63%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $344.40 ↓ -44%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $373.10 ↓ -40%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $401.80 ↓ -35%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $427.63 ↓ -31%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $459.20 ↓ -26%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $459.20 ↓ -26%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $459.20 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $484.85 ↓ -22%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $487.90 ↓ -21%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $516.60 ↓ -17%

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Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $875.94 $119.34 – $1,888.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $866.49 $119.34 – $1,865.19
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $722.27 $135.12 – $1,286.22
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $991.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $991.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,190.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,190.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $832.10 $21.27 – $1,028.20

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