Cath blazer dx/20 2-10-2 space 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

$1,580.40

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.

$10,536.00

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.

$2,279.84 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $8,178.60 with HEALTHNET 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 $2,279.84 ↑ +44%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,533.92 ↑ +60%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2,533.92 ↑ +60%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $2,815.47 ↑ +78%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2,834.70 ↑ +79%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,856.31 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,872.47 ↑ +82%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,983.71 ↑ +89%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,090.15 ↑ +96%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,139.59 ↑ +99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3,191.78 ↑ +102%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,191.78 ↑ +102%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $3,248.09 ↑ +106%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $3,316.76 ↑ +110%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $3,399.17 ↑ +115%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,433.50 ↑ +117%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $3,433.50 ↑ +117%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $3,433.50 ↑ +117%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $4,030.93 ↑ +155%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $4,030.93 ↑ +155%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,120.20 ↑ +161%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,463.55 ↑ +182%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,806.90 ↑ +204%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,493.60 ↑ +248%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,493.60 ↑ +248%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,493.60 ↑ +248%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,836.95 ↑ +269%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,180.30 ↑ +291%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $6,867.00 ↑ +335%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6,867.00 ↑ +335%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $8,178.60 ↑ +418%

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Cath blazer dx/20 2-10-2 space at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $246.72 $166.25 – $598.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,605.70 $166.25 – $645.05
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,151.46 $355.32 – $1,026.48
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,610.88 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,610.88 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $8,166.18 $1,264.03 – $2,990.51
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $3,610.88 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $6,912.13 not published

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