Bx skin punch ea sep/ addl les 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

$86.40

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.

$576.00

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.

$17.00 with MEDI-CAL 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $17.00 ↓ -80%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $17.00 ↓ -80%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $17.00 ↓ -80%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $21.16 ↓ -76%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $21.16 ↓ -76%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $21.16 ↓ -76%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $21.16 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $21.16 ↓ -76%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $21.16 ↓ -76%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $21.16 ↓ -76%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $21.16 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $21.16 ↓ -76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $21.16 ↓ -76%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.16 ↓ -76%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $23.28 ↓ -73%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.28 ↓ -73%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $23.28 ↓ -73%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $23.97 ↓ -72%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $25.39 ↓ -71%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $26.12 ↓ -70%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $27.51 ↓ -68%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $29.41 ↓ -66%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.83 ↓ -64%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $31.74 ↓ -63%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $33.40 ↓ -61%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $33.40 ↓ -61%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $35.25 ↓ -59%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.25 ↓ -59%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $35.25 ↓ -59%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $36.40 ↓ -58%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $78.50 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $92.93 ↑ +8%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $93.50 ↑ +8%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.20 ↑ +14%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $98.20 ↑ +14%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $118.29 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $118.29 ↑ +37%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $345.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $374.40 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $403.20 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $429.12 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $460.80 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $460.80 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $460.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $489.60 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $518.40 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +4377%

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Bx skin punch ea sep/ addl les at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $76.71 $43.78 – $206.91
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $43.78 – $105.51
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $375.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $303.78 $66.24 – $732.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $375.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $375.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $375.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $249.60 not published

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