Cath epdrl brevi-stf 12in .043 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

$1,119.45

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.

$7,463.00

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.

$290.50 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,172.50 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 $290.50 ↓ -74%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $322.88 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $322.88 ↓ -71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $361.20 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $366.01 ↓ -67%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $380.19 ↓ -66%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $380.19 ↓ -66%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $406.70 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $406.70 ↓ -64%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $422.63 ↓ -62%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $433.13 ↓ -61%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $437.50 ↓ -61%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $437.50 ↓ -61%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $437.50 ↓ -61%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $437.50 ↓ -61%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $455.00 ↓ -59%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $455.00 ↓ -59%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $525.00 ↓ -53%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $568.75 ↓ -49%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $612.50 ↓ -45%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $651.70 ↓ -42%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $651.88 ↓ -42%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $700.00 ↓ -37%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $700.00 ↓ -37%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $700.00 ↓ -37%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $743.75 ↓ -34%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $787.50 ↓ -30%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $875.00 ↓ -22%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $875.00 ↓ -22%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,042.13 ↓ -7%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,172.50 ↑ +5%

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Cath epdrl brevi-stf 12in .043 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,025.66 $476.25 – $1,714.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,003.82 $476.25 – $1,847.85
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,151.46 $535.68 – $1,740.96
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,130.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,130.40 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,795.50 $68.06 – $161.02
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $3,130.40 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,202.80 not published

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