Fetal non stress test 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

$133.80

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$892.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$15.23 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $3,868.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $15.23 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $22.80 ↓ -83%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $22.80 ↓ -83%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $22.80 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $27.15 ↓ -80%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $28.76 ↓ -79%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $28.76 ↓ -79%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $28.76 ↓ -79%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $28.76 ↓ -79%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $28.76 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $28.76 ↓ -79%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $28.76 ↓ -79%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $28.76 ↓ -79%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $28.76 ↓ -79%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $29.27 ↓ -78%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $31.64 ↓ -76%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $31.64 ↓ -76%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $31.64 ↓ -76%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $32.15 ↓ -76%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $35.68 ↓ -73%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $35.68 ↓ -73%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $37.39 ↓ -72%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.97 ↓ -71%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $38.97 ↓ -71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $38.97 ↓ -71%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $39.98 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.90 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $43.14 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $49.74 ↓ -63%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $52.56 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.56 ↓ -61%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.33 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $70.33 ↓ -47%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $260.03 ↑ +94%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $260.03 ↑ +94%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $312.03 ↑ +133%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $447.24 ↑ +234%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $535.20 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $579.80 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $624.40 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $664.54 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $713.60 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $713.60 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $713.60 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $758.20 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $802.80 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +2791%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Fetal non stress test at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $251.54 $32.70 – $555.96
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $248.83 $32.70 – $555.96
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $498.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $319.74 $49.47 – $447.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $498.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $498.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $498.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $508.04 not published

All California hospitals for this procedure →