Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen 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

$87.30

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.

$582.00

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.

$0.66 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $59.12 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $0.66 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.58 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2.87 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.87 ↓ -97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $3.21 ↓ -96%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.38 ↓ -96%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.38 ↓ -96%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $3.84 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.89 ↓ -96%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $3.89 ↓ -96%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3.89 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $3.89 ↓ -96%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $4.06 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $4.06 ↓ -95%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4.67 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.83 ↓ -94%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5.06 ↓ -94%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $5.44 ↓ -94%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5.45 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.79 ↓ -93%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $5.80 ↓ -93%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.22 ↓ -93%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.22 ↓ -93%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.22 ↓ -93%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6.61 ↓ -92%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.00 ↓ -92%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $7.78 ↓ -91%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $7.78 ↓ -91%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $7.78 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $7.78 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $7.78 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7.78 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $7.78 ↓ -91%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $9.34 ↓ -89%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $10.11 ↓ -88%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $12.45 ↓ -86%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.38 ↓ -85%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $17.51 ↓ -80%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $19.87 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $23.12 ↓ -74%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $23.12 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $44.34 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.27 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $59.12 ↓ -32%

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Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $16.33 $1.77 – $22.37
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $16.15 $1.77 – $22.37
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $99.68 $8.00 – $8.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $85.41 $1.91 – $20.65
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $99.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $99.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $99.68 $8.00 – $8.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $17.16 $5.00 – $5.00

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