Blood split unit 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

$49.50

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.

$330.00

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.

$51.78 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $350.64 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $51.78 ↑ +5%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.55 ↑ +16%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $57.55 ↑ +16%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $60.55 ↑ +22%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $65.24 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $72.49 ↑ +46%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.49 ↑ +46%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $75.33 ↑ +52%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $77.98 ↑ +58%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $77.98 ↑ +58%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $77.98 ↑ +58%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $77.98 ↑ +58%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $81.10 ↑ +64%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $81.10 ↑ +64%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $84.88 ↑ +71%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $84.88 ↑ +71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $84.88 ↑ +71%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $93.58 ↑ +89%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $101.37 ↑ +105%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $109.17 ↑ +121%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $116.16 ↑ +135%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $116.19 ↑ +135%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $124.77 ↑ +152%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $124.77 ↑ +152%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $124.77 ↑ +152%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $132.57 ↑ +168%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $140.36 ↑ +184%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $149.20 ↑ +201%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $149.20 ↑ +201%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $149.20 ↑ +201%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +215%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +215%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $155.84 ↑ +215%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +215%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $155.84 ↑ +215%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $155.84 ↑ +215%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $155.84 ↑ +215%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $155.96 ↑ +215%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $155.96 ↑ +215%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $155.96 ↑ +215%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $187.01 ↑ +278%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $202.59 ↑ +309%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $231.00 ↑ +367%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $249.34 ↑ +404%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $268.04 ↑ +441%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $350.64 ↑ +608%

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Blood split unit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,336.72 $149.20 – $2,882.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,322.31 $149.20 – $2,846.37
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $304.64 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $98.99 $61.02 – $349.02
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $304.64 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $304.64 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $304.64 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $282.88 not published

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