Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$1,144.20

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.

$7,628.00

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.

$297.55 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $9,432.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $297.55 ↓ -74%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $297.55 ↓ -74%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $297.55 ↓ -74%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $297.55 ↓ -74%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $297.55 ↓ -74%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $297.55 ↓ -74%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $297.55 ↓ -74%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $297.55 ↓ -74%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $297.55 ↓ -74%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $327.31 ↓ -71%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $327.31 ↓ -71%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $327.31 ↓ -71%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $339.69 ↓ -70%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $386.82 ↓ -66%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $387.40 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $387.40 ↓ -66%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $413.59 ↓ -64%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $419.76 ↓ -63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $419.76 ↓ -63%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $419.76 ↓ -63%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $433.53 ↓ -62%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $446.33 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $489.31 ↓ -57%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $517.09 ↓ -55%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $517.09 ↓ -55%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $580.30 ↓ -49%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $619.16 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $619.16 ↓ -46%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $710.00 ↓ -38%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $710.00 ↓ -38%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,001.10 ↓ -13%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,576.80 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,958.20 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,339.60 ↑ +367%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,102.40 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,102.40 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,102.40 ↑ +433%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,399.00 ↑ +459%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,483.80 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,865.20 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $7,628.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $9,084.95 ↑ +694%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $9,432.00 ↑ +724%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,742.15 $623.17 – $4,747.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,077.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,109.90 $684.18 – $1,976.52
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,077.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,077.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,077.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,026.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $3,026.40 not published

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