Cath steerable flex adv 12f 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

$591.45

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.

$3,943.00

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.

$535.85 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $2,162.76 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 $535.85 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $595.57 ↑ +1%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $595.57 ↑ +1%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $666.26 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $675.14 ↑ +14%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $701.28 ↑ +19%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $701.28 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $750.19 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $750.19 ↑ +27%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $779.56 ↑ +32%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $798.93 ↑ +35%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $807.00 ↑ +36%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $807.00 ↑ +36%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $807.00 ↑ +36%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $807.00 ↑ +36%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $839.28 ↑ +42%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $839.28 ↑ +42%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $968.40 ↑ +64%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,049.10 ↑ +77%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,129.80 ↑ +91%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,202.11 ↑ +103%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,202.43 ↑ +103%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,291.20 ↑ +118%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,291.20 ↑ +118%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,291.20 ↑ +118%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,371.90 ↑ +132%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,452.60 ↑ +146%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $1,614.00 ↑ +173%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,614.00 ↑ +173%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,922.27 ↑ +225%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $2,162.76 ↑ +266%

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Cath steerable flex adv 12f at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,558.20 $620.00 – $2,232.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,003.82 $166.25 – $645.05
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,430.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,638.47 $160.92 – $1,004.40
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,430.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,430.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,430.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,185.00 not published

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