Cap trach decann 15mm 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

$673.65

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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$4,491.00

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.

$84.33 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $340.36 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $84.33 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.73 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $93.73 ↓ -86%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $104.85 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $106.25 ↓ -84%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.36 ↓ -84%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $110.36 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $118.06 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $118.06 ↓ -82%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $122.68 ↓ -82%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $125.73 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $127.00 ↓ -81%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $127.00 ↓ -81%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $127.00 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $127.00 ↓ -81%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $132.08 ↓ -80%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $132.08 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $152.40 ↓ -77%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $165.10 ↓ -75%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $177.80 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $189.18 ↓ -72%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $189.23 ↓ -72%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $203.20 ↓ -70%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $203.20 ↓ -70%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $203.20 ↓ -70%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $215.90 ↓ -68%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $228.60 ↓ -66%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $254.00 ↓ -62%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $254.00 ↓ -62%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $302.51 ↓ -55%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $340.36 ↓ -49%

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Cap trach decann 15mm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,453.86 $56.25 – $202.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,405.84 $56.25 – $218.25
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $7,999.20 $63.84 – $207.48
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5,200.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $5,200.00 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $4,218.65 $128.33 – $303.61
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $5,200.00 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $8,293.82 not published

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