ER Visit (level 2) 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

$214.35

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.

$1,429.00

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.

$19.20 with UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY vs $1,113.17 with BEECH STREET 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
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $19.20 ↓ -91%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $19.20 ↓ -91%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $19.20 ↓ -91%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $27.07 ↓ -87%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $34.97 ↓ -84%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $36.92 ↓ -83%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $40.11 ↓ -81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $40.11 ↓ -81%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $40.11 ↓ -81%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $40.11 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $40.11 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $40.11 ↓ -81%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $40.11 ↓ -81%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $40.11 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $40.11 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.12 ↓ -79%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $44.12 ↓ -79%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $44.12 ↓ -79%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $52.14 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $53.46 ↓ -75%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $53.46 ↓ -75%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $55.75 ↓ -74%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $56.80 ↓ -74%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $57.05 ↓ -73%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.05 ↓ -73%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $57.05 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $58.44 ↓ -73%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $60.03 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.03 ↓ -72%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $60.17 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $70.18 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.18 ↓ -67%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $197.48 ↓ -8%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $197.48 ↓ -8%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $236.98 ↑ +11%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.00 ↑ +11%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $339.67 ↑ +58%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $566.85 ↑ +164%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $902.91 ↑ +321%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $927.64 ↑ +333%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $989.49 ↑ +362%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $989.49 ↑ +362%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $989.49 ↑ +362%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,053.80 ↑ +392%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,113.17 ↑ +419%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,113.17 ↑ +419%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,113.17 ↑ +419%

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ER Visit (level 2) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $554.65 $34.97 – $1,225.90
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $548.67 $34.97 – $1,225.90
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $872.48 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $556.26 $52.90 – $887.24
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $872.48 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $872.48 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $872.48 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $747.24 not published

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