#cbg+cort-cbg 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

$15.75

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.

$105.00

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.

$18.00 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $177.59 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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 $18.00 ↑ +14%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $18.00 ↑ +14%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $18.00 ↑ +14%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.00 ↑ +14%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $18.00 ↑ +14%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $18.00 ↑ +14%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $18.00 ↑ +14%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $21.60 ↑ +37%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $23.40 ↑ +49%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $28.80 ↑ +83%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.96 ↑ +97%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $32.40 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $34.86 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.75 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $38.75 ↑ +146%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $40.50 ↑ +157%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $43.34 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.62 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $45.62 ↑ +190%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $51.77 ↑ +229%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $52.50 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $52.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $52.50 ↑ +233%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $63.00 ↑ +300%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $65.99 ↑ +319%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $65.99 ↑ +319%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $68.25 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $73.50 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $78.20 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $78.23 ↑ +397%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $84.00 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $84.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $84.00 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $89.25 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $94.50 ↑ +500%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $101.86 ↑ +547%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $105.00 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $105.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $125.06 ↑ +694%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $133.19 ↑ +746%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $140.70 ↑ +793%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $147.99 ↑ +840%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $177.59 ↑ +1028%

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