Fna bx w/ct gdn ea addl 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

$310.50

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.

$2,070.00

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.

$64.56 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $5,226.00 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $64.56 ↓ -79%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $64.56 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $64.56 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $64.56 ↓ -79%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $64.56 ↓ -79%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $64.56 ↓ -79%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $65.46 ↓ -79%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $77.47 ↓ -75%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $83.93 ↓ -73%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $103.30 ↓ -67%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $111.04 ↓ -64%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $116.21 ↓ -63%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $145.26 ↓ -53%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $280.87 ↓ -10%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $299.02 ↓ -4%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $312.17 ↑ +1%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $312.17 ↑ +1%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $329.94 ↑ +6%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $368.48 ↑ +19%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $368.48 ↑ +19%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $423.00 ↑ +36%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $423.00 ↑ +36%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $423.00 ↑ +36%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $438.86 ↑ +41%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $496.60 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $496.60 ↑ +60%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $507.60 ↑ +63%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $549.90 ↑ +77%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $549.90 ↑ +77%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $592.20 ↑ +91%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $630.10 ↑ +103%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $676.80 ↑ +118%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $676.80 ↑ +118%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $676.80 ↑ +118%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $719.10 ↑ +132%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $761.40 ↑ +145%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $999.81 ↑ +222%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,024.65 ↑ +230%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,675.00 ↑ +1084%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +1146%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,356.00 ↑ +1303%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4,532.00 ↑ +1360%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,770.00 ↑ +1436%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $5,226.00 ↑ +1583%

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Fna bx w/ct gdn ea addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $462.27 $256.89 – $1,108.94
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $457.29 $256.89 – $1,233.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,920.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $415.67 $256.23 – $740.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,920.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,920.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,920.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,222.00 not published

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