Bln press regulation 71-80cm 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

$8,099.25

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.

$53,995.00

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.

$2,675.76 with UHC HMO vs $12,734.75 with BC MEDI-CAL — 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
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,675.76 ↓ -67%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2,981.73 ↓ -63%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,138.66 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3,276.84 ↓ -60%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,642.03 ↓ -55%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $3,642.03 ↓ -55%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $4,046.70 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $4,128.62 ↓ -49%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $4,441.50 ↓ -45%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,512.56 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $4,587.58 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,587.58 ↓ -43%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $4,668.51 ↓ -42%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $4,767.21 ↓ -41%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $4,885.65 ↓ -40%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $4,935.00 ↓ -39%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $4,935.00 ↓ -39%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,935.00 ↓ -39%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $5,793.69 ↓ -28%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $5,793.69 ↓ -28%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,922.00 ↓ -27%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,415.50 ↓ -21%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,909.00 ↓ -15%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,896.00 ↓ -3%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,896.00 ↓ -3%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,896.00 ↓ -3%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8,389.50 ↑ +4%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8,883.00 ↑ +10%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $9,870.00 ↑ +22%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $9,870.00 ↑ +22%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $11,755.17 ↑ +45%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $12,734.75 ↑ +57%

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Bln press regulation 71-80cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $12,725.30 $3,001.25 – $10,804.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $12,588.10 $3,001.25 – $11,644.85
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,426.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $13,521.06 $2,592.48 – $8,425.56
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,426.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,426.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,426.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,967.00 not published

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