Counseling smoke cess interm >10mins 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

$18.90

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.

$126.00

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.

$19.93 with UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY vs $113.40 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- 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
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $19.93 ↑ +5%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $19.93 ↑ +5%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $19.93 ↑ +5%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.22 ↑ +18%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $22.22 ↑ +18%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.22 ↑ +18%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $22.22 ↑ +18%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $22.22 ↑ +18%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $22.22 ↑ +18%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $22.22 ↑ +18%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $22.22 ↑ +18%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $22.22 ↑ +18%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $24.04 ↑ +27%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $24.44 ↑ +29%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $24.44 ↑ +29%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.44 ↑ +29%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $28.10 ↑ +49%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $28.59 ↑ +51%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $28.89 ↑ +53%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $30.89 ↑ +63%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $31.39 ↑ +66%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $32.37 ↑ +71%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.37 ↑ +71%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $32.37 ↑ +71%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $33.17 ↑ +76%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.17 ↑ +76%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $33.33 ↑ +76%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $34.05 ↑ +80%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $34.33 ↑ +82%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.33 ↑ +82%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $34.33 ↑ +82%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $48.19 ↑ +155%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $48.19 ↑ +155%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $52.71 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $56.86 ↑ +201%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.86 ↑ +201%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $57.83 ↑ +206%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $75.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $81.90 ↑ +333%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $82.89 ↑ +339%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $88.20 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $93.87 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $100.80 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $100.80 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $100.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $107.10 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $113.40 ↑ +500%

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Counseling smoke cess interm >10mins at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $67.16 $19.93 – $144.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $66.43 $19.93 – $142.99
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $79.52 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $88.04 $30.15 – $148.98
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $79.52 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $79.52 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $79.52 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $75.92 not published

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