Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique 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

$118.35

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.

$789.00

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.

$11.65 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $493.03 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 $11.65 ↓ -90%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $117.63 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $117.63 ↓ -1%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $132.17 ↑ +12%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $143.03 ↑ +21%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $158.97 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $158.97 ↑ +34%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $177.84 ↑ +50%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $187.19 ↑ +58%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $187.19 ↑ +58%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $212.40 ↑ +79%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $215.41 ↑ +82%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $215.41 ↑ +82%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $215.41 ↑ +82%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $215.41 ↑ +82%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +85%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +85%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $219.12 ↑ +85%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $219.12 ↑ +85%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +85%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +85%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $219.12 ↑ +85%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $258.50 ↑ +118%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $262.95 ↑ +122%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $280.04 ↑ +137%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $284.86 ↑ +141%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $301.58 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $308.65 ↑ +161%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $320.88 ↑ +171%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $320.96 ↑ +171%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $342.94 ↑ +190%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $344.66 ↑ +191%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $344.66 ↑ +191%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $344.66 ↑ +191%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $350.60 ↑ +196%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $366.20 ↑ +209%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $376.89 ↑ +218%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $387.74 ↑ +228%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $394.42 ↑ +233%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $411.54 ↑ +248%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $493.03 ↑ +317%

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Compatibility test each unit antiglobulin technique at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $68.64 $90.00 – $180.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $67.90 $66.09 – $180.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $392.00 $184.00 – $184.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $218.13 $9.45 – $100.09
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $392.00 $184.00 – $184.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $392.00 $184.00 – $184.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $392.00 $184.00 – $184.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 $193.00 – $193.00

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