Drain cath image guided visceral pq 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

$2,094.30

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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.

$13,962.00

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.

$35.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $3,868.00 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -98%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $35.00 ↓ -98%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $35.00 ↓ -98%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $49.35 ↓ -98%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $165.81 ↓ -92%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $165.81 ↓ -92%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $165.81 ↓ -92%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $165.81 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $165.81 ↓ -92%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $165.81 ↓ -92%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $165.81 ↓ -92%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $165.81 ↓ -92%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $165.81 ↓ -92%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $168.13 ↓ -92%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $182.39 ↓ -91%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $182.39 ↓ -91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $182.39 ↓ -91%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $183.92 ↓ -91%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $208.89 ↓ -90%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $215.55 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $219.05 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $230.48 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $241.59 ↓ -88%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $248.72 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $250.24 ↓ -88%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $250.24 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $264.84 ↓ -87%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $264.84 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $264.84 ↓ -87%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,171.20 ↓ -44%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,268.80 ↓ -39%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,284.22 ↓ -39%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,357.13 ↓ -35%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,357.13 ↓ -35%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,366.40 ↓ -35%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,561.60 ↓ -25%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,561.60 ↓ -25%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,561.60 ↓ -25%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,659.20 ↓ -21%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,756.80 ↓ -16%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $2,124.23 ↑ +1%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,124.23 ↑ +1%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,288.52 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,288.52 ↑ +9%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,549.08 ↑ +22%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,653.68 ↑ +74%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +85%

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Drain cath image guided visceral pq at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,698.44 $183.92 – $3,496.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,781.06 $183.92 – $3,616.62
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,737.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,554.90 $278.25 – $3,763.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,737.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,737.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,737.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,761.20 not published

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