Br punct aspir ea add, l 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

$59.85

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.

$399.00

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.

$17.90 with KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY vs $3,868.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $17.90 ↓ -70%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $17.90 ↓ -70%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $17.90 ↓ -70%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $17.90 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $17.90 ↓ -70%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17.90 ↓ -70%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $17.90 ↓ -70%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $17.90 ↓ -70%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $17.90 ↓ -70%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $17.90 ↓ -70%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17.90 ↓ -70%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $19.69 ↓ -67%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.69 ↓ -67%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $19.69 ↓ -67%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $19.75 ↓ -67%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $21.48 ↓ -64%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $23.27 ↓ -61%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $24.88 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.08 ↓ -56%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $26.85 ↓ -55%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $27.41 ↓ -54%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $27.41 ↓ -54%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $29.23 ↓ -51%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.23 ↓ -51%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $29.23 ↓ -51%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $29.91 ↓ -50%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $29.91 ↓ -50%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.79 ↓ -49%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $34.82 ↓ -42%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $35.62 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $37.55 ↓ -37%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $38.00 ↓ -37%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $39.69 ↓ -34%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $39.69 ↓ -34%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $53.58 ↓ -10%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $54.17 ↓ -9%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.17 ↓ -9%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $96.00 ↑ +60%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $104.00 ↑ +74%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $112.00 ↑ +87%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $128.00 ↑ +114%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $128.00 ↑ +114%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $128.00 ↑ +114%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $136.00 ↑ +127%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $144.00 ↑ +141%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $153.44 ↑ +156%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +6363%

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