Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation 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

$3,014.85

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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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$20,099.00

Gross charge

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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.

$87.12 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $9,792.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $87.12 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $87.12 ↓ -97%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $87.12 ↓ -97%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $122.84 ↓ -96%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $307.00 ↓ -90%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $307.00 ↓ -90%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $307.00 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $307.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $307.00 ↓ -90%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $307.00 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $307.00 ↓ -90%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $307.00 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $307.00 ↓ -90%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $337.70 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $337.70 ↓ -89%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $337.70 ↓ -89%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $351.01 ↓ -88%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $399.10 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $426.73 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $427.98 ↓ -86%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $427.98 ↓ -86%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $444.81 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $444.81 ↓ -85%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $444.81 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $447.30 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $460.50 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $591.12 ↓ -80%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $624.28 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $624.68 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $624.68 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $743.52 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,000.92 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,000.92 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +28%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,604.99 ↑ +53%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $4,604.99 ↑ +53%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $5,525.99 ↑ +83%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,399.00 ↑ +112%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,528.00 ↑ +117%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,072.00 ↑ +135%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,616.00 ↑ +153%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $7,920.58 ↑ +163%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,704.00 ↑ +189%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,704.00 ↑ +189%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,704.00 ↑ +189%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $9,248.00 ↑ +207%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $9,792.00 ↑ +225%

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Cholecystostomy complete w/supervision & interpretation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,433.24 $499.42 – $7,107.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,396.22 $499.42 – $7,018.36
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5,269.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,333.23 $614.29 – $8,890.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5,269.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,269.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,269.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,810.00 not published

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