App high cost ss f/n/g/h/f >100sq cm 1st 100sq cm 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

$820.50

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.

$5,470.00

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.

$65.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $4,923.00 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -92%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $65.00 ↓ -92%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $65.00 ↓ -92%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $91.65 ↓ -89%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $194.77 ↓ -76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $194.77 ↓ -76%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $194.77 ↓ -76%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $194.77 ↓ -76%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $194.77 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $194.77 ↓ -76%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $194.77 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $194.77 ↓ -76%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $194.77 ↓ -76%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $196.48 ↓ -76%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $214.25 ↓ -74%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $214.25 ↓ -74%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $214.25 ↓ -74%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $253.20 ↓ -69%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $254.10 ↓ -69%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $270.73 ↓ -67%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $283.78 ↓ -65%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $284.19 ↓ -65%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $284.19 ↓ -65%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $292.16 ↓ -64%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $302.64 ↓ -63%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.12 ↓ -63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $306.12 ↓ -63%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $306.12 ↓ -63%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $434.55 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $459.22 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $459.22 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $484.16 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $484.16 ↓ -41%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,653.72 ↑ +223%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $2,653.72 ↑ +223%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $3,184.46 ↑ +288%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,282.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,555.50 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,829.00 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +371%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $4,075.15 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,376.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,376.00 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,376.00 ↑ +433%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,564.40 ↑ +456%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,649.50 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,923.00 ↑ +500%

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App high cost ss f/n/g/h/f >100sq cm 1st 100sq cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,141.08 $203.28 – $1,753.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $203.28 – $2,324.22
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,844.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,529.28 $226.00 – $3,856.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,844.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,844.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,844.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,844.00 not published

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