Apl(pml-rara) quant - sendout 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

$41.25

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.

$275.00

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.

$68.83 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $760.27 with CIGNA- ALL OTHER 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $68.83 ↑ +67%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $76.50 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $76.50 ↑ +85%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $85.58 ↑ +107%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.08 ↑ +118%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $90.08 ↑ +118%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $102.20 ↑ +148%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $103.66 ↑ +151%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $103.66 ↑ +151%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $103.66 ↑ +151%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $103.66 ↑ +151%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $109.45 ↑ +165%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $124.39 ↑ +202%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $134.75 ↑ +227%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $134.88 ↑ +227%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $134.88 ↑ +227%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $145.12 ↑ +252%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $154.40 ↑ +274%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $154.45 ↑ +274%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $160.64 ↑ +289%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $165.85 ↑ +302%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $165.85 ↑ +302%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $165.85 ↑ +302%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $176.21 ↑ +327%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $180.73 ↑ +338%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $186.58 ↑ +352%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $207.31 ↑ +403%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $207.31 ↑ +403%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $207.31 ↑ +403%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $207.31 ↑ +403%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $207.31 ↑ +403%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $207.31 ↑ +403%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $207.31 ↑ +403%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $248.77 ↑ +503%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $269.50 ↑ +553%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $331.70 ↑ +704%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $344.35 ↑ +735%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $356.57 ↑ +764%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $373.16 ↑ +805%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $457.89 ↑ +1010%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $466.45 ↑ +1031%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $508.77 ↑ +1133%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $610.53 ↑ +1380%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $760.27 ↑ +1743%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $760.27 ↑ +1743%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $121.32 $94.03 – $595.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $120.01 $94.03 – $595.73
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Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $548.80 $91.00 – $91.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $548.80 $91.00 – $91.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $548.80 $91.00 – $91.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $548.80 $91.00 – $91.00

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