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

$2,010.00

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.

$13,400.00

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.

$52.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $23,515.32 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER 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 $52.00 ↓ -97%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $52.00 ↓ -97%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $52.00 ↓ -97%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $73.32 ↓ -96%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $334.22 ↓ -83%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $334.22 ↓ -83%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $334.22 ↓ -83%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $334.22 ↓ -83%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $334.22 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $334.22 ↓ -83%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $334.22 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $334.22 ↓ -83%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $334.22 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $344.01 ↓ -83%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $367.64 ↓ -82%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $367.64 ↓ -82%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $367.64 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $409.72 ↓ -80%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $411.38 ↓ -80%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $434.49 ↓ -78%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $464.57 ↓ -77%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $468.94 ↓ -77%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $468.94 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $486.96 ↓ -76%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $501.33 ↓ -75%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $502.32 ↓ -75%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $502.32 ↓ -75%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $502.32 ↓ -75%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $633.96 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $669.96 ↓ -67%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $669.96 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $852.63 ↓ -58%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $852.63 ↓ -58%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,399.00 ↑ +218%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↑ +225%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8,040.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,710.00 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9,380.00 ↑ +367%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,720.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,720.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,720.00 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $11,390.00 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $12,060.00 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $13,671.70 ↑ +580%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $13,671.70 ↑ +580%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16,406.04 ↑ +716%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $23,515.32 ↑ +1070%

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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $7,389.95 $394.76 – $15,935.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $7,310.28 $394.76 – $15,736.01
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $9,083.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,776.92 $485.55 – $12,680.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $9,083.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $9,083.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $9,083.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,834.40 not published

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