CT Angiogram of the Head 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

$1,878.30

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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.

$12,522.00

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.

$12.72 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $2,772.90 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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.72 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $12.72 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $45.64 ↓ -98%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $45.64 ↓ -98%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $82.00 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $82.00 ↓ -96%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $82.00 ↓ -96%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $82.00 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $82.00 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $82.00 ↓ -96%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $82.00 ↓ -96%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $82.00 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $82.00 ↓ -96%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $86.71 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.20 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $90.20 ↓ -95%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $90.20 ↓ -95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $97.81 ↓ -95%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $106.60 ↓ -94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.03 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $115.03 ↓ -94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $115.03 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $119.47 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $122.18 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $123.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $150.95 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $159.52 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $159.52 ↓ -92%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $225.60 ↓ -88%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $225.60 ↓ -88%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $266.02 ↓ -86%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $266.02 ↓ -86%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $270.71 ↓ -86%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $324.00 ↓ -83%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $388.02 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $508.52 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $605.65 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $755.58 ↓ -60%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,372.00 ↓ -27%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,848.60 ↓ -2%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,002.65 ↑ +7%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,156.70 ↑ +15%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,464.80 ↑ +31%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,464.80 ↑ +31%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,464.80 ↑ +31%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,618.85 ↑ +39%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,772.90 ↑ +48%

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CT Angiogram of the Head at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,225.63 $226.19 – $4,799.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,201.64 $226.19 – $4,739.21
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,989.60 $393.00 – $393.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,505.85 $226.19 – $2,681.64
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,989.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,989.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,989.60 $393.00 – $393.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,964.00 $257.00 – $257.00

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