Established Patient Office Visit (level 1) 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

$36.90

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.

$246.00

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.

$7.79 with KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY vs $221.40 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
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $7.79 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $7.79 ↓ -79%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $7.79 ↓ -79%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $7.79 ↓ -79%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $7.79 ↓ -79%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $7.79 ↓ -79%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $7.79 ↓ -79%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $7.79 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $7.79 ↓ -79%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $7.79 ↓ -79%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $7.79 ↓ -79%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $8.51 ↓ -77%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $8.57 ↓ -77%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.57 ↓ -77%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $8.57 ↓ -77%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $9.35 ↓ -75%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $10.13 ↓ -73%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $10.83 ↓ -71%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.35 ↓ -69%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.53 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $11.53 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $11.69 ↓ -68%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $12.00 ↓ -67%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.00 ↓ -67%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $12.00 ↓ -67%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $12.06 ↓ -67%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.06 ↓ -67%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $12.06 ↓ -67%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.40 ↓ -64%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $16.92 ↓ -54%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $17.21 ↓ -53%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $20.50 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $36.45 ↓ -1%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $38.52 ↑ +4%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.52 ↑ +4%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.75 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $47.75 ↑ +29%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $102.90 ↑ +179%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $147.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $159.90 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $172.20 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $183.27 ↑ +397%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $196.80 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $196.80 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $196.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $209.10 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $221.40 ↑ +500%

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Established Patient Office Visit (level 1) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $86.08 $21.37 – $232.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $93.59 $21.37 – $232.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $500.91 $12.38 – $204.18
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $290.87 $19.80 – $150.35
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $145.10 $17.21 – $232.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $51.95 $3.11 – $12.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $112.90 $17.21 – $234.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $155.55 not published

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