Bacterial vaginosis pcr 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

$39.60

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.

$264.00

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.

$9.03 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $425.68 with AETNA- 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $9.03 ↓ -77%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $12.88 ↓ -67%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $14.32 ↓ -64%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.32 ↓ -64%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $16.02 ↓ -60%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.86 ↓ -57%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $16.86 ↓ -57%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $19.13 ↓ -52%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.40 ↓ -51%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $19.40 ↓ -51%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $19.40 ↓ -51%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $19.40 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $23.28 ↓ -41%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $25.22 ↓ -36%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $27.16 ↓ -31%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.90 ↓ -27%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $28.91 ↓ -27%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.04 ↓ -22%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.04 ↓ -22%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.04 ↓ -22%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $32.98 ↓ -17%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $34.92 ↓ -12%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $38.80 ↓ -2%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $38.80 ↓ -2%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $38.80 ↓ -2%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $38.80 ↓ -2%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $70.20 ↑ +77%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $70.20 ↑ +77%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $70.20 ↑ +77%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $70.20 ↑ +77%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $70.20 ↑ +77%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $70.20 ↑ +77%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $70.20 ↑ +77%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $84.24 ↑ +113%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $91.26 ↑ +130%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $112.32 ↑ +184%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $120.74 ↑ +205%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $126.36 ↑ +219%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $157.95 ↑ +299%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $257.43 ↑ +550%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $257.43 ↑ +550%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $300.79 ↑ +660%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $334.22 ↑ +744%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $401.07 ↑ +913%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $425.68 ↑ +975%

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