Bone marrow imaging mult 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

$357.90

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.

$2,386.00

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.

$29.81 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $884.38 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $29.81 ↓ -92%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $29.81 ↓ -92%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $29.81 ↓ -92%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $29.81 ↓ -92%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $29.81 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $29.81 ↓ -92%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $29.81 ↓ -92%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $29.81 ↓ -92%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $29.81 ↓ -92%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $32.79 ↓ -91%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.79 ↓ -91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $32.79 ↓ -91%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $34.45 ↓ -90%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $38.75 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.43 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $44.14 ↓ -88%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $44.14 ↓ -88%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $44.42 ↓ -88%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $44.72 ↓ -88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $45.92 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.92 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $45.92 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $46.42 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $49.06 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.06 ↓ -86%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $49.24 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $66.67 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $66.67 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $514.17 ↑ +44%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $514.17 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $582.60 ↑ +63%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $617.01 ↑ +72%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $631.15 ↑ +76%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $679.70 ↑ +90%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $723.40 ↑ +102%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $776.80 ↑ +117%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $776.80 ↑ +117%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $776.80 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $777.56 ↑ +117%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $825.35 ↑ +131%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $873.90 ↑ +144%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $884.38 ↑ +147%

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Bone marrow imaging mult at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,243.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,243.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,243.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,243.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,305.20 $365.00 – $365.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,305.20 $365.00 – $365.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,243.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,256.78 $80.37 – $1,816.81

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