Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 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

$685.35

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.

$4,569.00

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.

$1,269.57 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $5,124.16 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 $1,269.57 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,411.06 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,411.06 ↑ +106%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,578.55 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,599.58 ↑ +133%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,661.53 ↑ +142%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,661.53 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,777.40 ↑ +159%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,777.40 ↑ +159%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,846.99 ↑ +169%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,892.88 ↑ +176%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1,912.00 ↑ +179%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1,912.00 ↑ +179%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,912.00 ↑ +179%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,912.00 ↑ +179%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,988.48 ↑ +190%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,988.48 ↑ +190%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,294.40 ↑ +235%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,485.60 ↑ +263%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,676.80 ↑ +291%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,848.12 ↑ +316%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $2,848.88 ↑ +316%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,059.20 ↑ +346%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,059.20 ↑ +346%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,059.20 ↑ +346%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,250.40 ↑ +374%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,441.60 ↑ +402%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $3,824.00 ↑ +458%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3,824.00 ↑ +458%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4,554.38 ↑ +565%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $5,124.16 ↑ +648%

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Cath imag ivus pv 8.5fx90 .035 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,025.66 $1,050.00 – $3,780.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,387.41 $620.00 – $2,405.60
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,152.59 $602.64 – $6,321.15
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,680.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,680.00 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $7,145.64 $348.50 – $824.50
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $4,680.00 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $8,576.57 not published

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