Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) 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

$3,085.65

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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.

$20,571.00

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.

$35.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $23,515.32 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $35.00 ↓ -99%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $35.00 ↓ -99%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -99%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $49.35 ↓ -98%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $401.36 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $401.36 ↓ -87%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $401.36 ↓ -87%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $401.36 ↓ -87%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $401.36 ↓ -87%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $401.36 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $401.36 ↓ -87%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $401.36 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $401.36 ↓ -87%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $406.98 ↓ -87%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $416.98 ↓ -86%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $441.50 ↓ -86%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $441.50 ↓ -86%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $441.50 ↓ -86%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $471.58 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $496.62 ↓ -84%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $521.77 ↓ -83%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $557.89 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $577.42 ↓ -81%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $577.42 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $584.78 ↓ -81%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $602.04 ↓ -80%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $611.32 ↓ -80%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $611.32 ↓ -80%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $611.32 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,921.01 ↑ +27%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,247.76 ↑ +38%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,574.51 ↑ +48%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,228.01 ↑ +69%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,228.01 ↑ +69%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,228.01 ↑ +69%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,554.76 ↑ +80%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,881.51 ↑ +91%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $6,074.94 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,751.96 ↑ +119%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $6,751.96 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $9,781.00 ↑ +217%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11,015.00 ↑ +257%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $13,217.00 ↑ +328%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $13,671.70 ↑ +343%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $13,671.70 ↑ +343%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16,406.04 ↑ +432%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $23,515.32 ↑ +662%

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Ablation cryo pq liver tumor(s) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $6,213.88 $416.98 – $13,399.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $6,146.89 $416.98 – $13,231.71
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,867.01 $630.85 – $13,228.50
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $20,748.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $20,748.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $10,030.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $10,030.80 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $20,748.00 not published

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