Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium 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

$224.85

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.

$1,499.00

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.

$142.43 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $411.41 with HERITAGE/HPN COMM — 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 $142.43 ↓ -37%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $158.30 ↓ -30%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $158.30 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $165.50 ↓ -26%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $165.50 ↓ -26%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $165.50 ↓ -26%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $165.50 ↓ -26%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $165.50 ↓ -26%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $165.50 ↓ -26%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $165.50 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $179.45 ↓ -20%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $198.59 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $199.40 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $199.40 ↓ -11%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $207.21 ↓ -8%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $212.36 ↓ -6%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $214.50 ↓ -5%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $214.50 ↓ -5%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $214.50 ↓ -5%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $214.50 ↓ -5%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $215.14 ↓ -4%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $223.08 ↓ -1%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $223.08 ↓ -1%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $257.40 ↑ +14%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $264.79 ↑ +18%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $278.85 ↑ +24%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $281.12 ↑ +25%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $284.65 ↑ +27%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $295.89 ↑ +32%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $295.89 ↑ +32%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $297.89 ↑ +32%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $300.30 ↑ +34%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $319.52 ↑ +42%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $343.20 ↑ +53%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $343.20 ↑ +53%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $343.20 ↑ +53%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $364.65 ↑ +62%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $372.36 ↑ +66%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $386.10 ↑ +72%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $411.41 ↑ +83%

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Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $13,539.74 $54.81 – $198.80
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,432.08 $167.40 – $483.60
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $554.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $554.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $312.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $312.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $554.40 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $554.40 not published

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