An fluoro guide for cvp 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

$343.65

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.

$2,291.00

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.

$2.77 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,177.20 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL 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
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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 CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.77 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2.77 ↓ -99%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $15.54 ↓ -95%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $17.80 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.80 ↓ -95%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $17.80 ↓ -95%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $17.80 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $17.80 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $17.80 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17.80 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $17.80 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $17.80 ↓ -95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $18.24 ↓ -95%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $19.58 ↓ -94%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.58 ↓ -94%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $19.58 ↓ -94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $23.14 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $23.26 ↓ -93%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $23.26 ↓ -93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.59 ↓ -93%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $24.59 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $24.59 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.93 ↓ -92%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $26.52 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $26.56 ↓ -92%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $26.70 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.06 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $28.06 ↓ -92%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $62.00 ↓ -82%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $62.00 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $62.00 ↓ -82%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $91.17 ↓ -73%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $106.23 ↓ -69%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $106.23 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $108.58 ↓ -68%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $127.48 ↓ -63%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $182.72 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $325.74 ↓ -5%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $784.80 ↑ +128%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $850.20 ↑ +147%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $915.60 ↑ +166%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $974.46 ↑ +184%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,046.40 ↑ +204%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,046.40 ↑ +204%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,046.40 ↑ +204%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,111.80 ↑ +224%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,177.20 ↑ +243%

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An fluoro guide for cvp at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $372.49 $63.56 – $803.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $368.47 $63.56 – $993.96
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,472.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $608.39 $96.16 – $1,083.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,472.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,472.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,472.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $738.40 not published

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