External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells 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

$28.22

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.

$188.10

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.

$32.37 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,226.06 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $32.37 ↑ +15%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.98 ↑ +27%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $35.98 ↑ +27%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $48.07 ↑ +70%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.75 ↑ +73%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $48.75 ↑ +73%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $48.75 ↑ +73%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $48.75 ↑ +73%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $58.50 ↑ +107%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $63.38 ↑ +125%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $68.25 ↑ +142%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.62 ↑ +157%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $72.64 ↑ +157%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +176%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +176%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +176%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $82.88 ↑ +194%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $87.75 ↑ +211%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $97.50 ↑ +245%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $97.50 ↑ +245%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $97.50 ↑ +245%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $97.50 ↑ +245%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $141.67 ↑ +402%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $143.75 ↑ +409%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $143.75 ↑ +409%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $143.75 ↑ +409%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $143.75 ↑ +409%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $143.75 ↑ +409%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $143.75 ↑ +409%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $143.75 ↑ +409%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $172.50 ↑ +511%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $186.88 ↑ +562%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $207.00 ↑ +634%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $207.00 ↑ +634%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $207.00 ↑ +634%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $230.00 ↑ +715%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $247.25 ↑ +776%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $258.75 ↑ +817%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $323.44 ↑ +1046%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $463.17 ↑ +1541%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $463.17 ↑ +1541%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $765.98 ↑ +2614%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $919.53 ↑ +3158%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,021.70 ↑ +3520%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,226.06 ↑ +4245%

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