Bowel imaging 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

$630.15

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.

$4,201.00

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.

$31.70 with GEM CARE- ALL PLANS vs $1,143.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- 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
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $31.70 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $31.70 ↓ -95%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.70 ↓ -95%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $31.70 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $31.70 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $31.70 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $31.70 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $31.70 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $31.70 ↓ -95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $32.20 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $34.87 ↓ -94%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $34.87 ↓ -94%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.87 ↓ -94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $41.21 ↓ -93%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $41.74 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $41.74 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $43.37 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $43.59 ↓ -93%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $43.59 ↓ -93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.59 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $45.84 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.84 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $46.19 ↓ -93%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $47.23 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $47.55 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.17 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $60.17 ↓ -90%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $63.19 ↓ -90%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $108.14 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $108.14 ↓ -83%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $124.00 ↓ -80%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $155.12 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $184.74 ↓ -71%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $514.17 ↓ -18%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $514.17 ↓ -18%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $617.01 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $746.27 ↑ +18%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $762.00 ↑ +21%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $825.50 ↑ +31%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $884.38 ↑ +40%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $889.00 ↑ +41%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $946.15 ↑ +50%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,016.00 ↑ +61%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,016.00 ↑ +61%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,016.00 ↑ +61%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,079.50 ↑ +71%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,143.00 ↑ +81%

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Bowel imaging at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $751.28 $155.12 – $1,976.45
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $743.18 $155.12 – $1,976.45
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,727.20 $537.00 – $537.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $795.85 $234.68 – $1,824.90
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,727.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,727.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,727.20 $537.00 – $537.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,216.80 $365.00 – $365.00

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