Ep & ablate ventric tachy 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

$12,667.20

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.

$84,448.00

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.

$838.39 with HERITAGE/HPN COMM vs $76,003.20 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
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $838.39 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $1,262.59 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,262.59 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,503.74 ↓ -88%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $1,561.38 ↓ -88%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,691.87 ↓ -87%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,900.00 ↓ -69%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $6,400.00 ↓ -49%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,400.00 ↓ -49%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $6,400.00 ↓ -49%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $9,505.00 ↓ -25%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,121.00 ↓ -20%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $10,456.00 ↓ -17%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $13,374.00 ↑ +6%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $13,973.00 ↑ +10%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $15,525.00 ↑ +23%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $15,525.00 ↑ +23%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $16,682.00 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $18,785.00 ↑ +48%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $22,545.00 ↑ +78%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $33,617.70 ↑ +165%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $34,860.13 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $36,692.66 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $36,692.66 ↑ +190%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $40,341.24 ↑ +218%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $41,801.76 ↑ +230%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $43,703.01 ↑ +245%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $50,668.80 ↑ +300%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $53,788.32 ↑ +325%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54,891.20 ↑ +333%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $57,822.44 ↑ +356%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $59,113.60 ↑ +367%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $60,511.86 ↑ +378%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $67,558.40 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $67,558.40 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $67,558.40 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $71,780.80 ↑ +467%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $75,639.83 ↑ +497%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $76,003.20 ↑ +500%

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Ep & ablate ventric tachy at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $27,899.34 $1,010.07 – $73,739.40
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $34,624.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $21,845.69 $1,242.39 – $58,938.04
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $34,624.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $34,624.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $34,624.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $27,778.40 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $27,778.40 not published

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