Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag 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

$399.45

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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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$2,663.00

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.

$42.00 with UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY vs $5,800.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — same scan, same building. Share

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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
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $42.00 ↓ -89%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $42.00 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $42.00 ↓ -89%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $59.22 ↓ -85%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $64.90 ↓ -84%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $64.90 ↓ -84%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $64.90 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $64.90 ↓ -84%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $64.90 ↓ -84%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $64.90 ↓ -84%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $64.90 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $64.90 ↓ -84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $64.90 ↓ -84%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $64.90 ↓ -84%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $64.90 ↓ -84%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.39 ↓ -82%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $71.39 ↓ -82%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $71.39 ↓ -82%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $76.49 ↓ -81%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $77.88 ↓ -81%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $84.37 ↓ -79%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $90.21 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $94.56 ↓ -76%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $97.35 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $98.83 ↓ -75%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $98.83 ↓ -75%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $104.36 ↓ -74%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $104.36 ↓ -74%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $104.36 ↓ -74%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $111.63 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $197.87 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $219.92 ↓ -45%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $219.92 ↓ -45%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $357.60 ↓ -10%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $387.40 ↓ -3%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $417.20 ↑ +4%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $476.80 ↑ +19%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $476.80 ↑ +19%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $476.80 ↑ +19%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $506.60 ↑ +27%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $506.70 ↑ +27%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $536.40 ↑ +34%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $571.56 ↑ +43%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $596.00 ↑ +49%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,413.57 ↑ +254%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,413.57 ↑ +254%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5,800.00 ↑ +1352%

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Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $554.28 $506.70 – $1,221.15
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $548.30 $506.70 – $1,308.78
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,632.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $196.23 $120.96 – $881.66
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,632.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,632.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,632.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,034.80 not published

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