Aquatic exercise - group charge 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

$48.60

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.

$324.00

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.

$15.76 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $652.00 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 $15.76 ↓ -68%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $18.86 ↓ -61%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $18.86 ↓ -61%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.86 ↓ -61%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $18.86 ↓ -61%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $18.86 ↓ -61%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $18.86 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $18.86 ↓ -61%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $19.42 ↓ -60%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $19.42 ↓ -60%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.63 ↓ -53%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $23.13 ↓ -52%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $24.52 ↓ -50%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $26.03 ↓ -46%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $30.18 ↓ -38%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $32.44 ↓ -33%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.95 ↓ -30%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $40.09 ↓ -18%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.50 ↓ -15%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $41.50 ↓ -15%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $41.50 ↓ -15%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $41.50 ↓ -15%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $42.44 ↓ -13%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $43.16 ↓ -11%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $43.16 ↓ -11%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $49.80 ↑ +2%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $53.95 ↑ +11%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $58.10 ↑ +20%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.82 ↑ +27%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $61.84 ↑ +27%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66.40 ↑ +37%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66.40 ↑ +37%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66.40 ↑ +37%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $70.47 ↑ +45%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $70.55 ↑ +45%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $74.70 ↑ +54%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $203.00 ↑ +318%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $254.00 ↑ +423%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $267.00 ↑ +449%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $335.00 ↑ +589%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $373.00 ↑ +667%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $373.00 ↑ +667%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $482.00 ↑ +892%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $543.00 ↑ +1017%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $652.00 ↑ +1242%

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Aquatic exercise - group charge at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $229.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $467.79 $1.08 – $274.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $229.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $229.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $229.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $114.92 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $114.92 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $229.60 not published

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