Fresh frozen plasma frozen within 8 hours of collection each unit 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

$12.90

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.

$86.00

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.

$27.22 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,805.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $27.22 ↑ +111%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.26 ↑ +135%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $30.26 ↑ +135%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $34.30 ↑ +166%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.11 ↑ +195%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $38.11 ↑ +195%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $39.61 ↑ +207%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $40.59 ↑ +215%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.00 ↑ +218%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $41.00 ↑ +218%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $41.00 ↑ +218%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $41.00 ↑ +218%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $42.64 ↑ +231%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $42.64 ↑ +231%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $49.20 ↑ +281%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $53.30 ↑ +313%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $57.40 ↑ +345%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.07 ↑ +373%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $61.09 ↑ +374%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $65.60 ↑ +409%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $65.60 ↑ +409%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $65.60 ↑ +409%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $69.70 ↑ +440%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $73.80 ↑ +472%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $78.02 ↑ +505%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $82.00 ↑ +536%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $82.00 ↑ +536%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $82.00 ↑ +536%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $82.00 ↑ +536%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $85.98 ↑ +567%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $85.98 ↑ +567%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $85.98 ↑ +567%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $85.98 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $85.98 ↑ +567%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $85.98 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $85.98 ↑ +567%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $103.18 ↑ +700%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $111.77 ↑ +766%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $137.57 ↑ +966%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $147.89 ↑ +1046%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $154.76 ↑ +1100%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $193.46 ↑ +1400%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,446.00 ↑ +11109%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,715.00 ↑ +13195%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,805.00 ↑ +13892%

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Fresh frozen plasma frozen within 8 hours of collection each unit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $314.61 $67.03 – $621.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $311.22 $67.03 – $613.83
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $26.32 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $101.62 $62.64 – $214.20
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $26.32 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $26.32 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $26.32 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $24.44 not published

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