Brachy source yttrium-90 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

$13,588.05

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.

$90,587.00

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.

$14,183.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $76,913.10 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
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $14,183.00 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $15,759.00 ↑ +16%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $15,759.00 ↑ +16%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $17,771.00 ↑ +31%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $21,325.20 ↑ +57%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $21,364.75 ↑ +57%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $23,102.30 ↑ +70%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $23,167.93 ↑ +71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $25,817.16 ↑ +90%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $27,175.96 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $27,859.63 ↑ +105%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $28,433.60 ↑ +109%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $30,566.12 ↑ +125%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $30,936.16 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $30,936.16 ↑ +128%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $31,987.80 ↑ +135%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $35,038.19 ↑ +158%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $38,456.55 ↑ +183%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $39,071.85 ↑ +188%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $39,984.75 ↑ +194%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $40,422.11 ↑ +197%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $41,447.62 ↑ +205%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $42,729.50 ↑ +214%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $42,729.50 ↑ +214%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $42,729.50 ↑ +214%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $43,925.93 ↑ +223%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $50,164.43 ↑ +269%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $50,164.43 ↑ +269%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $51,275.40 ↑ +277%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $55,548.35 ↑ +309%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $59,821.30 ↑ +340%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $68,367.20 ↑ +403%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $68,367.20 ↑ +403%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $68,367.20 ↑ +403%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $72,640.15 ↑ +435%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $76,913.10 ↑ +466%

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Brachy source yttrium-90 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $26,089.10 $17,580.25 – $56,256.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $25,807.81 $17,580.25 – $55,553.59
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $16,214.24 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $27,230.46 $14,920.80 – $48,492.60
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $16,214.24 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $16,214.24 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $16,214.24 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $15,050.10 not published

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