Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited 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

$263.25

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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.

$1,755.00

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.

$25.43 with FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS vs $1,579.50 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $25.43 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $25.43 ↓ -90%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $25.43 ↓ -90%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $25.43 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $25.43 ↓ -90%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $25.43 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $25.43 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $25.43 ↓ -90%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $25.43 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.97 ↓ -89%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $27.97 ↓ -89%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $27.97 ↓ -89%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $28.31 ↓ -89%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $32.48 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $32.48 ↓ -88%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $33.06 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $33.87 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.87 ↓ -87%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $33.87 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $35.35 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.05 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $38.15 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $42.04 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.43 ↓ -83%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $44.43 ↓ -83%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $50.12 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.53 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $61.53 ↓ -77%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $75.05 ↓ -71%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.05 ↓ -71%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $96.00 ↓ -64%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $107.65 ↓ -59%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $128.21 ↓ -51%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↑ +17%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $306.88 ↑ +17%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $368.26 ↑ +40%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $527.84 ↑ +101%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $594.03 ↑ +126%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,053.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,140.75 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,228.50 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,307.48 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,404.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,404.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,404.00 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,491.75 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,579.50 ↑ +500%

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $505.31 $107.65 – $1,000.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $609.96 $107.65 – $987.50
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,909.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $382.38 $162.86 – $680.94
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,909.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,909.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,909.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $884.00 not published

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