Adjustment gastric band at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$410.40
Cash price 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.
$2,736.00
Gross charge 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.
$73.50 with CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS vs $3,868.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $73.50 | ↓ -82% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $73.50 | ↓ -82% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $102.90 | ↓ -75% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $110.25 | ↓ -73% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $110.25 | ↓ -73% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $117.60 | ↓ -71% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $143.01 | ↓ -65% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $147.00 | ↓ -64% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $147.00 | ↓ -64% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $147.00 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $151.13 | ↓ -63% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $151.13 | ↓ -63% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $207.27 | ↓ -49% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $485.31 | ↑ +18% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $485.31 | ↑ +18% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $1,050.60 | ↑ +156% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $1,129.42 | ↑ +175% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,188.79 | ↑ +190% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $1,188.79 | ↑ +190% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,368.00 | ↑ +233% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $1,368.00 | ↑ +233% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $1,641.60 | ↑ +300% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1,778.40 | ↑ +333% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1,915.20 | ↑ +367% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2,037.77 | ↑ +397% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $2,038.32 | ↑ +397% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,188.80 | ↑ +433% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,188.80 | ↑ +433% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,188.80 | ↑ +433% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $2,325.60 | ↑ +467% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $2,462.40 | ↑ +500% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $2,736.00 | ↑ +567% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $3,258.58 | ↑ +694% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $3,868.00 | ↑ +842% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Adjustment gastric band at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $89.04 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $89.04 | not published |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $89.04 | not published |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $89.04 | not published |
| Walnut Creek Medical Center | WALNUT CREEK | $89.04 | not published |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $27.93 | $90.07 – $477.69 |
| San Leandro Medical Center | SAN LEANDRO | $89.04 | not published |
| Santa Rosa Medical Center | SANTA ROSA | $89.04 | not published |