Echo tte 2d comp wo ctrst wo clr/dplr 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

$408.90

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.

$2,726.00

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.

$44.42 with FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS vs $2,453.40 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
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $44.42 ↓ -89%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $44.42 ↓ -89%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $44.42 ↓ -89%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $44.42 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $44.42 ↓ -89%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $44.42 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $44.42 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $44.42 ↓ -89%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $44.42 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.86 ↓ -88%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.86 ↓ -88%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $48.86 ↓ -88%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $49.33 ↓ -88%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $57.08 ↓ -86%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $57.08 ↓ -86%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $57.75 ↓ -86%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $59.36 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $59.36 ↓ -85%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $59.36 ↓ -85%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $61.74 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.72 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $66.63 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $73.28 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $77.44 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $77.44 ↓ -81%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $100.24 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $106.35 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $106.35 ↓ -74%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $150.10 ↓ -63%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $150.10 ↓ -63%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $170.00 ↓ -58%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $215.30 ↓ -47%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $256.43 ↓ -37%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -25%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $306.88 ↓ -25%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $368.26 ↓ -10%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $527.84 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,176.91 ↑ +188%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,635.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,771.90 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,908.20 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $2,030.87 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,180.80 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,180.80 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,180.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,317.10 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,453.40 ↑ +500%

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Echo tte 2d comp wo ctrst wo clr/dplr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $528.68 $215.30 – $1,140.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $697.30 $215.30 – $1,125.75
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,288.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,911.00 $307.13 – $3,403.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,288.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,288.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,288.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,497.60 not published

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