CT hrt w/3d image 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

$183.30

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.

$1,222.00

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.

$13.05 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,372.00 with HERITAGE/HPN COMM — 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 $13.05 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $13.05 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $45.34 ↓ -75%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $45.34 ↓ -75%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $73.65 ↓ -60%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $82.32 ↓ -55%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $82.32 ↓ -55%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $82.32 ↓ -55%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $82.32 ↓ -55%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $82.32 ↓ -55%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $82.32 ↓ -55%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $82.32 ↓ -55%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $82.32 ↓ -55%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $82.32 ↓ -55%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.55 ↓ -51%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $90.55 ↓ -51%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $90.55 ↓ -51%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $94.38 ↓ -49%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $107.02 ↓ -42%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $113.81 ↓ -38%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $113.81 ↓ -38%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $113.81 ↓ -38%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $114.10 ↓ -38%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $114.10 ↓ -38%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $114.10 ↓ -38%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $119.94 ↓ -35%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $122.66 ↓ -33%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $123.48 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $149.29 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $157.76 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $157.76 ↓ -14%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $342.25 ↑ +87%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $407.62 ↑ +122%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $448.71 ↑ +145%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↑ +145%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $495.19 ↑ +170%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $538.45 ↑ +194%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $696.60 ↑ +280%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $754.65 ↑ +312%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $771.78 ↑ +321%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $812.70 ↑ +343%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $928.80 ↑ +407%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $928.80 ↑ +407%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $928.80 ↑ +407%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $986.85 ↑ +438%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,044.90 ↑ +470%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,372.00 ↑ +648%

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CT hrt w/3d image at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $290.50 $218.16 – $626.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $287.37 $218.16 – $618.57
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,317.60 $476.00 – $476.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,184.75 $330.06 – $3,890.64
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,317.60 $476.00 – $476.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,317.60 $476.00 – $476.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,317.60 $476.00 – $476.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,560.00 $324.00 – $324.00

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