Chromosome analysis 5 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

$48.65

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.

$324.30

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.

$36.56 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,715.50 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 $36.56 ↓ -25%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $40.64 ↓ -16%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.64 ↓ -16%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $54.29 ↑ +12%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $55.07 ↑ +13%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.07 ↑ +13%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $55.07 ↑ +13%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $55.07 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $66.08 ↑ +36%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $71.58 ↑ +47%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $77.09 ↑ +58%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $82.02 ↑ +69%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $82.05 ↑ +69%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $88.10 ↑ +81%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $88.10 ↑ +81%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $88.10 ↑ +81%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $93.61 ↑ +92%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $99.12 ↑ +104%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $110.13 ↑ +126%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $110.13 ↑ +126%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $110.13 ↑ +126%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $110.13 ↑ +126%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +443%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $264.34 ↑ +443%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +443%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +443%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $264.34 ↑ +443%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $264.34 ↑ +443%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $264.34 ↑ +443%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $317.21 ↑ +552%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $343.64 ↑ +606%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $380.65 ↑ +682%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $380.65 ↑ +682%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $380.65 ↑ +682%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $422.94 ↑ +769%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $454.66 ↑ +835%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $475.81 ↑ +878%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $594.77 ↑ +1123%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $785.22 ↑ +1514%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $785.22 ↑ +1514%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,071.80 ↑ +2103%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,286.60 ↑ +2545%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,429.56 ↑ +2838%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,715.50 ↑ +3426%

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Chromosome analysis 5 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $64.93 $87.50 – $759.62
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $64.23 $87.50 – $759.62
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $711.20 $244.00 – $244.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,244.88 $182.00 – $182.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,244.88 $182.00 – $182.00

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