Antibody bacterium, not elsewhere specified 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

$20.44

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.

$136.24

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.

$4.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $147.34 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 $4.00 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $12.88 ↓ -37%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $12.88 ↓ -37%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.88 ↓ -37%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $12.88 ↓ -37%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $12.88 ↓ -37%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $12.88 ↓ -37%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $12.88 ↓ -37%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.77 ↓ -28%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $14.77 ↓ -28%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $15.46 ↓ -24%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $16.74 ↓ -18%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17.60 ↓ -14%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $19.80 ↓ -3%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $20.61 ↑ +1%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $22.15 ↑ +8%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.18 ↑ +13%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $23.34 ↑ +14%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.94 ↑ +27%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $25.94 ↑ +27%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $28.98 ↑ +42%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $29.02 ↑ +42%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.55 ↑ +49%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $30.55 ↑ +49%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $34.66 ↑ +70%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.15 ↑ +72%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $35.15 ↑ +72%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $35.15 ↑ +72%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $35.15 ↑ +72%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $42.18 ↑ +106%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.70 ↑ +124%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $47.25 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $47.25 ↑ +131%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $49.21 ↑ +141%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.36 ↑ +156%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $52.37 ↑ +156%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $56.24 ↑ +175%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $56.24 ↑ +175%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $56.24 ↑ +175%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $59.76 ↑ +192%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $63.27 ↑ +210%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $78.13 ↑ +282%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $110.50 ↑ +441%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $122.78 ↑ +501%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $147.34 ↑ +621%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
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Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
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Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $69.16 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $33.60 $11.00 – $11.00
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