CT guid parench tis ablat 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

$463.05

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.

$3,087.00

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.

$7.72 with BLUE CROSS MCS vs $3,676.62 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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 $7.72 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.72 ↓ -98%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $59.90 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $179.62 ↓ -61%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $179.62 ↓ -61%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $179.62 ↓ -61%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $179.62 ↓ -61%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $179.62 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $179.62 ↓ -61%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $179.62 ↓ -61%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $179.62 ↓ -61%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $179.62 ↓ -61%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $197.58 ↓ -57%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $197.58 ↓ -57%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $197.58 ↓ -57%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $225.33 ↓ -51%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $233.51 ↓ -50%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $239.75 ↓ -48%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $239.75 ↓ -48%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $251.40 ↓ -46%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $251.40 ↓ -46%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $251.40 ↓ -46%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $261.71 ↓ -43%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $267.63 ↓ -42%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $269.43 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $341.64 ↓ -26%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $361.03 ↓ -22%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $361.03 ↓ -22%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $636.00 ↑ +37%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $636.00 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $892.37 ↑ +93%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $896.76 ↑ +94%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,372.00 ↑ +196%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,852.20 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,006.55 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,160.90 ↑ +367%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,469.60 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,469.60 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,469.60 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,623.95 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,778.30 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $3,087.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $3,676.62 ↑ +694%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $302.74 $160.82 – $1,130.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $299.48 $160.82 – $1,130.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,721.60 not published
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Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,721.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,721.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,721.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,924.00 not published

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