Catheter stripping venous 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

$1,693.50

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.

$11,290.00

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.

$35.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $6,985.01 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -98%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -98%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $35.00 ↓ -98%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $49.35 ↓ -97%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $156.95 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $156.95 ↓ -91%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $156.95 ↓ -91%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $156.95 ↓ -91%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $156.95 ↓ -91%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $156.95 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $156.95 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $156.95 ↓ -91%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $156.95 ↓ -91%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $159.15 ↓ -91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $172.65 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $172.65 ↓ -90%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $172.65 ↓ -90%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $182.13 ↓ -89%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $204.04 ↓ -88%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $218.16 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $228.68 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $230.16 ↓ -86%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $230.16 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $235.43 ↓ -86%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $244.43 ↓ -86%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $244.43 ↓ -86%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $244.43 ↓ -86%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $728.03 ↓ -57%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $867.08 ↓ -49%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $985.32 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,041.27 ↓ -39%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,041.27 ↓ -39%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,283.43 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,283.43 ↓ -24%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,140.79 ↑ +26%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,319.19 ↑ +37%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,497.59 ↑ +47%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,854.38 ↑ +69%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,854.38 ↑ +69%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,854.38 ↑ +69%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,032.78 ↑ +79%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,211.18 ↑ +90%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +140%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $4,061.05 ↑ +140%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $4,873.26 ↑ +188%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5,800.00 ↑ +242%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $6,985.01 ↑ +312%

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Catheter stripping venous at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,068.17 $835.43 – $6,616.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,308.14 $835.43 – $7,121.06
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,772.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,913.19 $1,027.58 – $7,477.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,772.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,772.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,772.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,477.20 not published

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