CT upper extremity without contrast (both sides) 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

$897.30

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$5,982.00

Gross charge

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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.

$7.93 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,372.00 with HERITAGE/HPN COMM — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $7.93 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $7.93 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $26.15 ↓ -97%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $26.15 ↓ -97%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -95%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -95%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $47.39 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $52.13 ↓ -94%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $52.13 ↓ -94%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.13 ↓ -94%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $56.68 ↓ -94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $61.61 ↓ -93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.87 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $65.87 ↓ -93%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $65.87 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.05 ↓ -92%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $70.61 ↓ -92%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $71.09 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $85.88 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.75 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $90.75 ↓ -90%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $105.75 ↓ -88%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -85%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $134.46 ↓ -85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $158.57 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $158.57 ↓ -82%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $161.36 ↓ -82%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $185.00 ↓ -79%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $231.28 ↓ -74%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $232.06 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $276.38 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $510.24 ↓ -43%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $860.40 ↓ -4%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $932.10 ↑ +4%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,003.80 ↑ +12%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,147.20 ↑ +28%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,147.20 ↑ +28%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,147.20 ↑ +28%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,218.90 ↑ +36%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,290.60 ↑ +44%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,372.00 ↑ +53%

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CT upper extremity without contrast (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,314.44 $135.12 – $2,340.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,184.00 $155.00 – $155.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,184.00 $155.00 – $155.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $2,514.40 $236.00 – $236.00

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