Amylase 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

$124.20

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.

$828.00

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.

$1.90 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $74.21 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1.90 ↓ -98%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $1.94 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2.11 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.11 ↓ -98%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2.37 ↓ -98%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.49 ↓ -98%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2.49 ↓ -98%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2.82 ↓ -98%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.87 ↓ -98%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $2.87 ↓ -98%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $2.87 ↓ -98%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $2.87 ↓ -98%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3.44 ↓ -97%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3.72 ↓ -97%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.01 ↓ -97%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $4.27 ↓ -97%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.27 ↓ -97%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.58 ↓ -96%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.58 ↓ -96%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.58 ↓ -96%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4.87 ↓ -96%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.16 ↓ -96%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $5.73 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5.73 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $5.73 ↓ -95%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $5.73 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $6.48 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $6.48 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $6.48 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $6.48 ↓ -95%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $6.48 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $6.48 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $6.48 ↓ -95%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $7.78 ↓ -94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $8.42 ↓ -93%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $10.37 ↓ -92%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.15 ↓ -91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $11.66 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $14.58 ↓ -88%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $23.76 ↓ -81%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $23.76 ↓ -81%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $39.29 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $55.66 ↓ -55%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.84 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $74.21 ↓ -40%

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