Chromo high res and frag x - sendout 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

$8.56

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.

$57.04

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.

$15.15 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $559.57 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $15.15 ↑ +77%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $16.84 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.84 ↑ +97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $18.84 ↑ +120%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.83 ↑ +132%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $19.83 ↑ +132%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $22.50 ↑ +163%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.82 ↑ +167%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $22.82 ↑ +167%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $22.82 ↑ +167%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $22.82 ↑ +167%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $27.38 ↑ +220%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $29.66 ↑ +246%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.94 ↑ +273%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $33.99 ↑ +297%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.99 ↑ +297%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $36.50 ↑ +326%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $36.50 ↑ +326%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $36.50 ↑ +326%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $38.79 ↑ +353%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $41.07 ↑ +380%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $45.63 ↑ +433%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $45.63 ↑ +433%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $45.63 ↑ +433%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $45.63 ↑ +433%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $53.11 ↑ +520%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $57.04 ↑ +566%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $57.04 ↑ +566%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $57.04 ↑ +566%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $57.04 ↑ +566%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $57.04 ↑ +566%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $57.04 ↑ +566%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $57.04 ↑ +566%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $68.45 ↑ +700%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $74.15 ↑ +766%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $91.26 ↑ +966%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $98.11 ↑ +1046%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $102.67 ↑ +1099%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $128.34 ↑ +1399%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $169.46 ↑ +1880%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $169.46 ↑ +1880%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $267.95 ↑ +3030%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $419.67 ↑ +4803%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $466.30 ↑ +5347%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $559.57 ↑ +6437%

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Chromo high res and frag x - sendout at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $60.67 $41.80 – $163.93
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $60.02 $41.80 – $163.93
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $130.48 $26.00 – $26.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $244.40 $24.00 – $24.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $244.40 $24.00 – $24.00

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