Ascenda two piece catheter 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

$10,804.95

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.

$72,033.00

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.

$11,701.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $80,935.60 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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 CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $11,701.00 ↑ +8%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $13,001.00 ↑ +20%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $15,602.00 ↑ +44%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $16,989.00 ↑ +57%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $18,422.87 ↑ +71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $20,529.51 ↑ +90%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $21,610.01 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $22,153.66 ↑ +105%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $24,600.07 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $24,600.07 ↑ +128%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $27,861.96 ↑ +158%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $30,580.20 ↑ +183%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $31,069.48 ↑ +188%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $32,143.19 ↑ +197%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $32,958.66 ↑ +205%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $33,978.00 ↑ +214%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $33,978.00 ↑ +214%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $33,978.00 ↑ +214%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $34,929.38 ↑ +223%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $39,890.17 ↑ +269%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $39,890.17 ↑ +269%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $40,773.60 ↑ +277%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $44,171.40 ↑ +309%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $47,569.20 ↑ +340%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54,364.80 ↑ +403%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54,364.80 ↑ +403%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54,364.80 ↑ +403%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $57,762.60 ↑ +435%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $61,160.40 ↑ +466%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $67,956.00 ↑ +529%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $67,956.00 ↑ +529%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $80,935.60 ↑ +649%

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Ascenda two piece catheter at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $21,601.48 $11,148.75 – $40,135.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $21,368.58 $11,148.75 – $43,257.15
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $10,542.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $22,951.20 $9,631.92 – $31,303.74
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $10,542.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $10,542.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $10,542.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,789.00 not published

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