Culture screening strep group a 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

$76.95

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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.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$513.00

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.

$1.77 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $75.21 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $1.77 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1.89 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2.10 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.10 ↓ -97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2.34 ↓ -97%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.47 ↓ -97%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2.47 ↓ -97%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2.80 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.84 ↓ -96%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $2.84 ↓ -96%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $2.84 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $2.84 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3.41 ↓ -96%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3.69 ↓ -95%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3.98 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $4.23 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.23 ↓ -95%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.54 ↓ -94%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.54 ↓ -94%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.54 ↓ -94%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4.83 ↓ -94%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.11 ↓ -93%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $5.68 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $5.68 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $5.68 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $5.68 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $6.63 ↓ -91%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $6.63 ↓ -91%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $6.63 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $6.63 ↓ -91%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $6.63 ↓ -91%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $6.63 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $6.63 ↓ -91%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $7.96 ↓ -90%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $8.62 ↓ -89%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $10.61 ↓ -86%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.40 ↓ -85%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $11.93 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $14.92 ↓ -81%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $24.31 ↓ -68%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $24.31 ↓ -68%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $40.21 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $56.41 ↓ -27%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.67 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $75.21 ↓ -2%

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Culture screening strep group a at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $56.03 $6.63 – $19.05
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $55.42 $6.63 – $19.05
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $104.72 $6.00 – $6.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $175.20 $6.63 – $20.69
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $104.72 $6.00 – $6.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $104.72 $6.00 – $6.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $104.72 $6.00 – $6.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $79.04 $5.00 – $5.00

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