Creatine kinase isoenzymes 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

$1.79

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.

$11.90

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.

$3.95 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $153.11 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 $3.95 ↑ +121%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $4.17 ↑ +133%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $4.39 ↑ +145%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.39 ↑ +145%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4.91 ↑ +174%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.17 ↑ +189%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $5.17 ↑ +189%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $5.87 ↑ +228%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.95 ↑ +232%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $5.95 ↑ +232%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $5.95 ↑ +232%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $5.95 ↑ +232%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.14 ↑ +299%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7.74 ↑ +332%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.33 ↑ +365%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.86 ↑ +395%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $8.87 ↑ +396%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.52 ↑ +432%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.52 ↑ +432%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.52 ↑ +432%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $10.12 ↑ +465%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $10.71 ↑ +498%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $11.90 ↑ +565%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $11.90 ↑ +565%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $11.90 ↑ +565%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $11.90 ↑ +565%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $13.39 ↑ +648%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $13.39 ↑ +648%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $13.39 ↑ +648%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $13.39 ↑ +648%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.39 ↑ +648%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $13.39 ↑ +648%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $13.39 ↑ +648%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16.07 ↑ +798%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $17.41 ↑ +873%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $21.42 ↑ +1097%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $23.03 ↑ +1187%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $24.10 ↑ +1246%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $30.13 ↑ +1583%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $49.08 ↑ +2642%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $49.08 ↑ +2642%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $81.27 ↑ +4440%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $114.83 ↑ +6315%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $127.59 ↑ +7028%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $153.11 ↑ +8454%

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Creatine kinase isoenzymes at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3.87 $5.22 – $38.46
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3.83 $5.22 – $38.46
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $193.20 $13.00 – $13.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3.95 $2.43 – $35.51
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $193.20 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $193.20 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $193.20 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $103.48 $8.00 – $8.00

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