Destruct cut vasl lesions 10-50cm 17107 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

$191.85

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.

$1,279.00

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.

$316.46 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $1,182.99 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $316.46 ↑ +65%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $316.46 ↑ +65%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $316.46 ↑ +65%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $318.64 ↑ +66%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $318.64 ↑ +66%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $318.64 ↑ +66%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $318.64 ↑ +66%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $318.64 ↑ +66%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $318.64 ↑ +66%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $318.64 ↑ +66%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $318.64 ↑ +66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $318.64 ↑ +66%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $329.56 ↑ +72%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $350.50 ↑ +83%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $350.50 ↑ +83%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $350.50 ↑ +83%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $414.23 ↑ +116%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $442.91 ↑ +131%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $446.21 ↑ +133%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $450.86 ↑ +135%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $450.86 ↑ +135%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $464.26 ↑ +142%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $471.71 ↑ +146%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $471.71 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $471.71 ↑ +146%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $477.96 ↑ +149%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $709.52 ↑ +270%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $749.80 ↑ +291%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $749.80 ↑ +291%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $950.57 ↑ +395%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,182.99 ↑ +517%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,182.99 ↑ +517%

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Destruct cut vasl lesions 10-50cm 17107 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $362.71 – $1,377.97
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $362.71 – $1,377.97
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,680.00 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,680.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,680.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,680.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,680.00 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,680.00 not published

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