Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$291.00
Cash price 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.
$1,940.00
Gross charge 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.
$354.91 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,432.46 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $354.91 | ↑ +22% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $394.46 | ↑ +36% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $394.46 | ↑ +36% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $441.28 | ↑ +52% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $447.16 | ↑ +54% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $464.48 | ↑ +60% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $464.48 | ↑ +60% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $481.05 | ↑ +65% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $488.75 | ↑ +68% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $496.87 | ↑ +71% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $496.87 | ↑ +71% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $516.33 | ↑ +77% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $529.16 | ↑ +82% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $534.50 | ↑ +84% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $534.50 | ↑ +84% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $534.50 | ↑ +84% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $555.88 | ↑ +91% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $555.88 | ↑ +91% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $641.40 | ↑ +120% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $694.85 | ↑ +139% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $748.30 | ↑ +157% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $796.41 | ↑ +174% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $855.20 | ↑ +194% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $855.20 | ↑ +194% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $855.20 | ↑ +194% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $908.65 | ↑ +212% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $962.10 | ↑ +231% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $1,069.00 | ↑ +267% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $1,069.00 | ↑ +267% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $1,273.18 | ↑ +338% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $1,432.46 | ↑ +392% |
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Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $3,424.33 | $6.25 – $22.50 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $3,387.41 | $6.25 – $24.25 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $6,152.59 | $186.24 – $605.28 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $5,193.50 | not published |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $5,193.50 | not published |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $2,027.38 | $68.06 – $161.02 |
| Panorama Medical Center | PANORAMA CITY | $5,193.50 | not published |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $3,647.99 | not published |