Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath 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

$2,460.60

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.

$16,404.00

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.

$299.19 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $16,682.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $299.19 ↓ -88%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $299.19 ↓ -88%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $299.19 ↓ -88%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $299.19 ↓ -88%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $299.19 ↓ -88%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $299.19 ↓ -88%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $299.19 ↓ -88%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $299.19 ↓ -88%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $299.19 ↓ -88%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $303.38 ↓ -88%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $321.03 ↓ -87%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $328.47 ↓ -87%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $329.11 ↓ -87%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $329.11 ↓ -87%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $329.11 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $385.12 ↓ -84%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $385.12 ↓ -84%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $388.95 ↓ -84%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $415.87 ↓ -83%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $418.37 ↓ -83%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $418.37 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $418.37 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $435.92 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $437.57 ↓ -82%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $448.79 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $462.41 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $462.41 ↓ -81%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $717.00 ↓ -71%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $717.00 ↓ -71%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $717.00 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $925.55 ↓ -62%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $925.55 ↓ -62%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $1,412.90 ↓ -43%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,682.76 ↓ -32%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,169.67 ↑ +69%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $4,169.67 ↑ +69%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $5,003.60 ↑ +103%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $7,171.83 ↑ +191%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8,111.40 ↑ +230%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,787.35 ↑ +257%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9,463.30 ↑ +285%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,815.20 ↑ +340%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,815.20 ↑ +340%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,815.20 ↑ +340%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $11,491.15 ↑ +367%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $12,167.10 ↑ +394%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $16,682.00 ↑ +578%

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Cath plc art/angio/rt hrt cath at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $5,330.31 $1,130.32 – $11,473.96
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $21,616.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11,493.12 $1,390.29 – $20,467.20
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $21,616.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $21,616.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $21,616.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $11,590.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $11,590.80 not published

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