Echo tee probe placement image acquisition interpretation & report 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

$574.50

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.

$3,830.00

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.

$104.02 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $3,447.00 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $104.02 ↓ -82%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $108.41 ↓ -81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $108.41 ↓ -81%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $108.41 ↓ -81%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $108.41 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $108.41 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $108.41 ↓ -81%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $108.41 ↓ -81%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $108.41 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $108.41 ↓ -81%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $114.02 ↓ -80%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $119.25 ↓ -79%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $119.25 ↓ -79%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $119.25 ↓ -79%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $138.66 ↓ -76%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $138.66 ↓ -76%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $140.93 ↓ -75%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $144.71 ↓ -75%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $144.71 ↓ -75%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.71 ↓ -75%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $150.69 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $155.74 ↓ -73%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $155.74 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $157.95 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $162.62 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $169.34 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $178.95 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $178.95 ↓ -69%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $219.59 ↓ -62%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $223.39 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $250.19 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $250.19 ↓ -56%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $266.06 ↓ -54%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $702.78 ↑ +22%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $702.78 ↑ +22%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $843.34 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $995.10 ↑ +73%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,208.78 ↑ +110%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,298.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,489.50 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,681.00 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $2,853.35 ↑ +397%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,064.00 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,064.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,064.00 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,255.50 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,447.00 ↑ +500%

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Echo tee probe placement image acquisition interpretation & report at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $868.14 $223.39 – $1,852.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,524.60 $223.39 – $1,829.64
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,802.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,841.31 $337.97 – $5,059.86
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,802.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,802.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,802.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,913.60 not published

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