Doppler intravascular pressure flow initial vessel 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

$240.90

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.

$1,606.00

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.

$90.35 with CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS vs $1,912.75 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $90.35 ↓ -62%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $90.35 ↓ -62%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $91.39 ↓ -62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $91.39 ↓ -62%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $91.39 ↓ -62%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $91.39 ↓ -62%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $91.39 ↓ -62%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $91.39 ↓ -62%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $91.39 ↓ -62%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $91.39 ↓ -62%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $91.39 ↓ -62%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $92.67 ↓ -62%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $97.84 ↓ -59%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $98.33 ↓ -59%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $98.33 ↓ -59%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.33 ↓ -59%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $100.53 ↓ -58%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $100.53 ↓ -58%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.53 ↓ -58%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $118.81 ↓ -51%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $121.07 ↓ -50%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $127.03 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $127.95 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $127.95 ↓ -47%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $133.16 ↓ -45%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $133.78 ↓ -44%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $137.09 ↓ -43%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $167.00 ↓ -31%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $167.00 ↓ -31%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $172.06 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $172.06 ↓ -29%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $235.47 ↓ -2%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $671.79 ↑ +179%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $963.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,043.90 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,124.20 ↑ +367%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,284.80 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,284.80 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,284.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,365.10 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,445.40 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $1,606.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,912.75 ↑ +694%

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Doppler intravascular pressure flow initial vessel at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,512.04 $278.63 – $4,078.80
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,777.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,991.59 $342.71 – $3,546.66
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,777.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,777.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,777.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,140.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,140.80 not published

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