Cath temp pace flo bipol 5fr electrd 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

$1,157.10

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.

$7,714.00

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.

$153.72 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $9,807.00 with WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS — 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 $153.72 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $170.85 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $170.85 ↓ -85%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $191.13 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $193.67 ↓ -83%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $201.17 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $201.17 ↓ -83%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $208.35 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $211.68 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $215.20 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $215.20 ↓ -81%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $229.19 ↓ -80%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $231.50 ↓ -80%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $231.50 ↓ -80%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $231.50 ↓ -80%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $240.76 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $240.76 ↓ -79%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $277.80 ↓ -76%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $300.95 ↓ -74%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $324.10 ↓ -72%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $344.94 ↓ -70%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $370.40 ↓ -68%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $370.40 ↓ -68%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $370.40 ↓ -68%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $393.55 ↓ -66%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $416.70 ↓ -64%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $463.00 ↓ -60%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $463.00 ↓ -60%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $551.43 ↓ -52%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $620.42 ↓ -46%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $9,807.00 ↑ +748%

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Cath temp pace flo bipol 5fr electrd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $537.66 $366.25 – $1,157.35
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,069.33 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,069.33 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $11,966.40 $1,102.90 – $2,609.30
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $4,069.33 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,614.15 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $564.54 $303.37 – $1,292.62
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $517.05 $250.61 – $1,292.62

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