Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening 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

$12.15

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.

$81.00

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.

$11.08 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $121.24 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $11.08 ↓ -9%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.97 ↓ -1%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $11.97 ↓ -1%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.32 ↑ +1%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $12.32 ↑ +1%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.15 ↑ +8%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $13.15 ↑ +8%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $13.15 ↑ +8%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $16.41 ↑ +35%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $16.69 ↑ +37%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $16.69 ↑ +37%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.69 ↑ +37%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $16.69 ↑ +37%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $16.76 ↑ +38%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $18.00 ↑ +48%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $18.00 ↑ +48%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $20.03 ↑ +65%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +67%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +67%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +67%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $20.26 ↑ +67%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $20.26 ↑ +67%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +67%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +67%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $20.26 ↑ +67%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $20.26 ↑ +67%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.70 ↑ +79%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $22.29 ↑ +83%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $23.24 ↑ +91%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $23.37 ↑ +92%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $24.31 ↑ +100%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.86 ↑ +105%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $24.87 ↑ +105%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $25.38 ↑ +109%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $26.34 ↑ +117%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $26.63 ↑ +119%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $26.70 ↑ +120%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $26.70 ↑ +120%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $26.70 ↑ +120%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $27.68 ↑ +128%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $28.37 ↑ +133%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $30.04 ↑ +147%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $30.39 ↑ +150%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $34.85 ↑ +187%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $45.06 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.06 ↑ +271%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $121.24 ↑ +898%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer manual screening at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $35.50 $20.26 – $63.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $91.00 $17.00 – $17.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $91.00 $17.00 – $17.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $105.28 $21.00 – $21.00

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