Biliary endoscopy thru skin 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

$1,345.20

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.

$8,968.00

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.

$230.83 with MEDI-CAL vs $18,734.45 with CENTIVO - 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 $230.83 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $230.83 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $274.92 ↓ -80%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $385.40 ↓ -71%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $3,384.71 ↑ +152%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $4,484.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $4,484.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,484.00 ↑ +233%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $5,163.63 ↑ +284%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $5,264.22 ↑ +291%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $5,264.22 ↑ +291%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,380.80 ↑ +300%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $5,600.00 ↑ +316%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $5,745.45 ↑ +327%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,745.45 ↑ +327%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $5,829.00 ↑ +333%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,829.20 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,277.60 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,399.00 ↑ +376%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↑ +386%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,679.37 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,174.40 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,174.40 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,174.40 ↑ +433%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,355.00 ↑ +447%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7,622.80 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8,071.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $8,326.42 ↑ +519%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $8,731.00 ↑ +549%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $8,825.00 ↑ +556%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $9,991.70 ↑ +643%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $10,824.35 ↑ +705%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $12,565.00 ↑ +834%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $13,322.27 ↑ +890%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $14,321.44 ↑ +965%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14,987.56 ↑ +1014%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $15,757.00 ↑ +1071%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16,586.00 ↑ +1133%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $18,734.45 ↑ +1293%

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,687.00 $264.88 – $7,950.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,039.50 $264.88 – $6,542.78
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,776.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,333.23 $325.80 – $8,890.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,776.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,776.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,776.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,038.80 not published

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