Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers 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

$31.05

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.

$207.00

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.

$5.05 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $704.60 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $5.05 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $5.62 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.62 ↓ -82%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $6.28 ↓ -80%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.61 ↓ -79%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $6.61 ↓ -79%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $7.50 ↓ -76%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.61 ↓ -75%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $7.61 ↓ -75%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $7.61 ↓ -75%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $7.61 ↓ -75%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $9.13 ↓ -71%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.89 ↓ -68%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.65 ↓ -66%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $11.34 ↓ -63%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.34 ↓ -63%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $12.18 ↓ -61%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $12.18 ↓ -61%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $12.18 ↓ -61%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $12.94 ↓ -58%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $13.70 ↓ -56%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $15.22 ↓ -51%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.22 ↓ -51%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $15.22 ↓ -51%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $15.22 ↓ -51%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $50.63 ↑ +63%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $62.14 ↑ +100%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $62.14 ↑ +100%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $62.14 ↑ +100%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $62.14 ↑ +100%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $62.14 ↑ +100%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $62.14 ↑ +100%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $62.14 ↑ +100%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $74.57 ↑ +140%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $80.78 ↑ +160%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $99.42 ↑ +220%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $106.88 ↑ +244%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $111.85 ↑ +260%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $139.82 ↑ +350%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $213.37 ↑ +587%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $213.37 ↑ +587%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $343.95 ↑ +1008%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $528.44 ↑ +1602%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $587.16 ↑ +1791%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $704.60 ↑ +2169%

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Drug test(s) presumptive any class instrument chemistry analyzers at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $280.11 $6.47 – $178.56
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $277.09 $6.47 – $178.56
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $515.20 $57.00 – $57.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $343.40 $4.86 – $164.87
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $515.20 $57.00 – $57.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $515.20 $57.00 – $57.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $515.20 $57.00 – $57.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $433.16 $42.00 – $42.00

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