Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) 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

$141.90

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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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$946.00

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.

$46.53 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $842.80 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 $46.53 ↓ -67%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $47.17 ↓ -67%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -67%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -67%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -67%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -67%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $47.39 ↓ -67%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $47.39 ↓ -67%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -67%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -67%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $47.39 ↓ -67%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $52.13 ↓ -63%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.13 ↓ -63%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $52.13 ↓ -63%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $61.61 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $62.72 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $63.01 ↓ -56%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $63.01 ↓ -56%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $65.87 ↓ -54%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $65.87 ↓ -54%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $65.87 ↓ -54%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $66.29 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $66.29 ↓ -53%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.05 ↓ -51%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $70.61 ↓ -50%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $71.09 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.26 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $98.26 ↓ -31%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $148.03 ↑ +4%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $148.03 ↑ +4%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $168.23 ↑ +19%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $168.23 ↑ +19%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $185.00 ↑ +30%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $201.88 ↑ +42%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $221.97 ↑ +56%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $256.20 ↑ +81%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $264.37 ↑ +86%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $277.55 ↑ +96%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $289.36 ↑ +104%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $298.90 ↑ +111%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $318.12 ↑ +124%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $341.60 ↑ +141%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $341.60 ↑ +141%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $341.60 ↑ +141%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $362.95 ↑ +156%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $384.30 ↑ +171%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $842.80 ↑ +494%

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Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $303.48 $127.00 – $543.52
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $300.21 $127.00 – $543.52
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $504.00 $160.00 – $160.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $247.04 $152.28 – $501.84
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $504.00 $160.00 – $160.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $504.00 $160.00 – $160.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $504.00 $160.00 – $160.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $421.72 $99.00 – $99.00

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