Cta upper extremity w &/or without contrast left 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

$2,025.00

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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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$13,500.00

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.

$13.14 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $2,826.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — 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 $13.14 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $13.14 ↓ -99%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $46.74 ↓ -98%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $46.74 ↓ -98%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $84.10 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $84.10 ↓ -96%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $84.10 ↓ -96%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $84.10 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $84.10 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $84.10 ↓ -96%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $84.10 ↓ -96%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $84.10 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $84.10 ↓ -96%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $88.08 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.51 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $92.51 ↓ -95%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $92.51 ↓ -95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $100.89 ↓ -95%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $109.33 ↓ -95%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $117.82 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $117.82 ↓ -94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $117.82 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $122.53 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $125.31 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $126.15 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $154.58 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $163.36 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $163.36 ↓ -92%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $225.60 ↓ -89%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $225.60 ↓ -89%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $270.71 ↓ -87%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $291.05 ↓ -86%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $291.05 ↓ -86%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $332.00 ↓ -84%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $388.02 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $423.72 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $504.65 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $779.78 ↓ -61%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,372.00 ↓ -32%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,884.00 ↓ -7%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,041.00 ↑ +1%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,198.00 ↑ +9%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,512.00 ↑ +24%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,512.00 ↑ +24%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,512.00 ↑ +24%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,669.00 ↑ +32%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,826.00 ↑ +40%

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Cta upper extremity w &/or without contrast left at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,872.00 $393.00 – $393.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $919.80 $226.19 – $1,638.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,872.00 $393.00 – $393.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,872.00 $393.00 – $393.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,872.00 $393.00 – $393.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,224.00 $257.00 – $257.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,224.00 $257.00 – $257.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,872.00 $393.00 – $393.00

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