Exc ben+marg excep skin tag snhfg 0.6-1cm 11421 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

$58.05

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.

$387.00

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.

$28.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $910.78 with UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $28.00 ↓ -52%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $28.00 ↓ -52%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $28.00 ↓ -52%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $39.48 ↓ -32%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $100.79 ↑ +74%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $101.91 ↑ +76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $101.91 ↑ +76%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $101.91 ↑ +76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $101.91 ↑ +76%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $101.91 ↑ +76%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $101.91 ↑ +76%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $101.91 ↑ +76%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $101.91 ↑ +76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $101.91 ↑ +76%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $112.10 ↑ +93%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $112.10 ↑ +93%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $112.10 ↑ +93%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $132.48 ↑ +128%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $138.87 ↑ +139%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $138.87 ↑ +139%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $141.65 ↑ +144%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $145.18 ↑ +150%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $145.18 ↑ +150%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $145.18 ↑ +150%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $148.48 ↑ +156%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $152.87 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $193.48 ↑ +233%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $204.46 ↑ +252%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $204.46 ↑ +252%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $225.57 ↑ +289%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $225.57 ↑ +289%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $910.78 ↑ +1469%

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Exc ben+marg excep skin tag snhfg 0.6-1cm 11421 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $76.90 – $893.98
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $76.90 – $893.98
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5,118.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $927.94 $94.59 – $1,788.80
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5,118.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,118.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,118.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,501.20 not published

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