Apheresis plasma 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

$1,212.60

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.

$8,084.00

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.

$977.29 with MEDI-CAL vs $8,731.00 with WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $977.29 ↓ -19%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $977.29 ↓ -19%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $1,137.57 ↓ -6%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,163.95 ↓ -4%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,003.11 ↑ +65%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,403.73 ↑ +98%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $2,604.04 ↑ +115%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $3,152.76 ↑ +160%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $3,204.98 ↑ +164%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,376.22 ↑ +178%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,445.35 ↑ +184%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $3,605.60 ↑ +197%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,756.64 ↑ +210%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $3,756.64 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +219%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $4,042.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,042.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $4,042.00 ↑ +233%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $4,127.00 ↑ +240%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,356.00 ↑ +259%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $4,507.00 ↑ +272%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $4,745.31 ↑ +291%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $4,745.31 ↑ +291%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,850.40 ↑ +300%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $5,135.00 ↑ +323%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $5,226.00 ↑ +331%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,254.60 ↑ +333%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $5,254.60 ↑ +333%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,405.00 ↑ +346%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,658.80 ↑ +367%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $5,829.00 ↑ +381%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,020.96 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,399.00 ↑ +428%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,467.20 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,467.20 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,467.20 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,871.40 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7,275.60 ↑ +500%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $8,731.00 ↑ +620%

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Apheresis plasma at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $949.39 $1,121.46 – $2,559.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $986.13 $1,121.46 – $2,559.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,473.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,473.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,473.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,473.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,834.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,834.00 not published

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