Drug of abuse screen urine 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

$37.50

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.

$250.00

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.

$12.60 with KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY vs $133.20 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — 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
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $12.60 ↓ -66%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $12.60 ↓ -66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $12.60 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $12.60 ↓ -66%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $12.60 ↓ -66%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $12.60 ↓ -66%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $12.60 ↓ -66%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $14.32 ↓ -62%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.32 ↓ -62%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $15.12 ↓ -60%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $16.38 ↓ -56%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17.05 ↓ -55%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $19.18 ↓ -49%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $20.16 ↓ -46%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $20.86 ↓ -44%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $21.67 ↓ -42%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $22.68 ↓ -40%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $28.35 ↓ -24%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $39.99 ↑ +7%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $39.99 ↑ +7%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $49.14 ↑ +31%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.61 ↑ +46%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $54.61 ↑ +46%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $61.09 ↑ +63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $64.31 ↑ +71%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.31 ↑ +71%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $64.49 ↑ +72%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $72.96 ↑ +95%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $74.00 ↑ +97%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $74.00 ↑ +97%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $74.00 ↑ +97%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $74.00 ↑ +97%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $88.80 ↑ +137%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $96.20 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $99.07 ↑ +164%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $103.60 ↑ +176%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.08 ↑ +194%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.23 ↑ +194%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $110.26 ↑ +194%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $118.40 ↑ +216%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $118.40 ↑ +216%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $118.40 ↑ +216%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $125.80 ↑ +235%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $132.10 ↑ +252%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $133.20 ↑ +255%

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Drug of abuse screen urine at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $288.64 $10.08 – $340.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $285.53 $10.08 – $336.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $85.68 $11.00 – $11.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $85.68 $11.00 – $11.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $85.68 $11.00 – $11.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $85.68 $11.00 – $11.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $84.76 $8.00 – $8.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $84.76 $8.00 – $8.00

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