Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm 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

$3,786.00

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.

$25,240.00

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.

$2,051.76 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $8,281.20 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,051.76 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,280.42 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2,280.42 ↓ -40%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2,551.10 ↓ -33%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,585.09 ↓ -32%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,685.21 ↓ -29%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,685.21 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,872.46 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,872.46 ↓ -24%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2,984.94 ↓ -21%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $3,059.10 ↓ -19%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $3,090.00 ↓ -18%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $3,090.00 ↓ -18%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,090.00 ↓ -18%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,090.00 ↓ -18%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $3,213.60 ↓ -15%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $3,213.60 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,708.00 ↓ -2%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,017.00 ↑ +6%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,326.00 ↑ +14%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,602.86 ↑ +22%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $4,604.10 ↑ +22%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,944.00 ↑ +31%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,944.00 ↑ +31%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,944.00 ↑ +31%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,253.00 ↑ +39%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,562.00 ↑ +47%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $6,180.00 ↑ +63%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6,180.00 ↑ +63%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $7,360.38 ↑ +94%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $8,281.20 ↑ +119%

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Bln inpact admiral 4x150x130cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,453.86 $1,365.00 – $4,914.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,405.84 $1,365.00 – $5,296.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4,731.28 $906.72 – $2,946.84
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,816.50 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,816.50 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $4,816.50 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $7,564.32 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $4,624.54 $869.40 – $3,704.40

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