CT colonography screening 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

$852.90

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.

$5,686.00

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.

$17.78 with BLUE CROSS MCS vs $4,095.90 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 MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $17.78 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.78 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $60.06 ↓ -93%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $60.06 ↓ -93%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $122.30 ↓ -86%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $124.78 ↓ -85%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $124.78 ↓ -85%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $124.78 ↓ -85%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $124.78 ↓ -85%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $124.78 ↓ -85%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $124.78 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $124.78 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $124.78 ↓ -85%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $124.78 ↓ -85%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $129.20 ↓ -85%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.26 ↓ -84%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $137.26 ↓ -84%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $137.26 ↓ -84%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $150.74 ↓ -82%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $150.74 ↓ -82%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $150.74 ↓ -82%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $162.21 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $166.26 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $175.70 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $175.70 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $181.80 ↓ -79%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $185.92 ↓ -78%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $187.17 ↓ -78%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $306.88 ↓ -64%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -64%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $368.26 ↓ -57%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $527.84 ↓ -38%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,372.00 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,644.00 ↑ +93%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,730.60 ↑ +220%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,958.15 ↑ +247%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,185.70 ↑ +274%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,640.80 ↑ +327%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,640.80 ↑ +327%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,640.80 ↑ +327%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,868.35 ↑ +354%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,095.90 ↑ +380%

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CT colonography screening at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,589.60 $535.00 – $535.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $792.78 $307.13 – $1,566.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,589.60 $535.00 – $535.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,589.60 $535.00 – $535.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,589.60 $535.00 – $535.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,184.00 $350.00 – $350.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,184.00 $350.00 – $350.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,589.60 $535.00 – $535.00

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