Cath uret open tp 6fx70cm 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

$147.15

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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$981.00

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.

$61.75 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $249.24 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 $61.75 ↓ -58%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $68.63 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $68.63 ↓ -53%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $76.78 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $77.80 ↓ -47%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.82 ↓ -45%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $80.82 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $86.45 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $86.45 ↓ -41%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $89.84 ↓ -39%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $92.07 ↓ -37%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $93.00 ↓ -37%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $93.00 ↓ -37%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $93.00 ↓ -37%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $93.00 ↓ -37%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $96.72 ↓ -34%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $96.72 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $111.60 ↓ -24%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $120.90 ↓ -18%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $130.20 ↓ -12%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.53 ↓ -6%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $138.57 ↓ -6%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $148.80 ↑ +1%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $148.80 ↑ +1%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $148.80 ↑ +1%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $158.10 ↑ +7%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $167.40 ↑ +14%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $186.00 ↑ +26%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $186.00 ↑ +26%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $221.53 ↑ +51%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $249.24 ↑ +69%

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Cath uret open tp 6fx70cm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $417.38 $6.25 – $22.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $317.46 $6.25 – $24.25
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $152.87 $5.52 – $17.94
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,170.44 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,170.44 not published
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,317.38 $128.33 – $303.61
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $3,170.44 not published
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,142.65 not published

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