Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf 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

$179.85

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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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$1,199.00

Gross charge

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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.

$41.00 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $4,770.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER 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

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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $41.00 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.60 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $75.60 ↓ -58%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $112.51 ↓ -37%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $318.50 ↑ +77%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $341.25 ↑ +90%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $341.25 ↑ +90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $364.00 ↑ +102%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $374.01 ↑ +108%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $394.79 ↑ +120%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $394.79 ↑ +120%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $394.79 ↑ +120%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $394.79 ↑ +120%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $394.79 ↑ +120%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $394.79 ↑ +120%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $394.79 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $401.15 ↑ +123%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $473.75 ↑ +163%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $479.50 ↑ +167%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $479.50 ↑ +167%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $513.23 ↑ +185%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $562.93 ↑ +213%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $562.93 ↑ +213%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $575.40 ↑ +220%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $623.35 ↑ +247%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $631.67 ↑ +251%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $671.30 ↑ +273%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $679.04 ↑ +278%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $714.26 ↑ +297%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $767.20 ↑ +327%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $767.20 ↑ +327%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $767.20 ↑ +327%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $815.15 ↑ +353%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $863.10 ↑ +380%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $888.28 ↑ +394%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $919.68 ↑ +411%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,376.22 ↑ +1777%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,675.00 ↑ +1943%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,756.64 ↑ +1989%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $3,756.64 ↑ +1989%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4,532.00 ↑ +2420%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,770.00 ↑ +2552%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $300.51 $218.70 – $648.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $127.59 – $375.07
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $531.74 $321.57 – $928.98
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,838.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,838.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $546.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $546.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,838.40 not published

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