Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$57.15

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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.

$381.00

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.

$40.74 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $385.02 with CENTIVO - ALL 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $40.74 ↓ -29%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $101.26 ↑ +77%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $112.55 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $112.55 ↑ +97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $125.90 ↑ +120%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $132.52 ↑ +132%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $132.52 ↑ +132%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $147.32 ↑ +158%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $150.98 ↑ +164%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $152.02 ↑ +166%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $152.50 ↑ +167%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $152.50 ↑ +167%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $152.50 ↑ +167%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $152.50 ↑ +167%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $158.60 ↑ +178%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $158.60 ↑ +178%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +199%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $171.12 ↑ +199%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $171.12 ↑ +199%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +199%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $171.12 ↑ +199%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +199%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $171.12 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $174.61 ↑ +206%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $183.00 ↑ +220%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $194.01 ↑ +239%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $198.25 ↑ +247%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $205.35 ↑ +259%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $213.50 ↑ +274%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $222.46 ↑ +289%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $227.16 ↑ +297%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $227.23 ↑ +298%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $232.79 ↑ +307%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.00 ↑ +318%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $244.00 ↑ +327%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $244.00 ↑ +327%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $244.00 ↑ +327%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $259.25 ↑ +354%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $273.80 ↑ +379%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $274.50 ↑ +380%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $294.33 ↑ +415%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $305.00 ↑ +434%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $305.00 ↑ +434%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $308.02 ↑ +439%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $385.02 ↑ +574%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $82.37 $59.94 – $177.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $85.52 $59.94 – $175.38
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $459.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $91.98 $56.70 – $291.44
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $459.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $459.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $459.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $187.20 not published

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