Fructosamine glycated protein 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

$9.53

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.

$63.50

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.

$4.45 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $172.36 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 $4.45 ↓ -53%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $4.70 ↓ -51%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $4.95 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.95 ↓ -48%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $5.54 ↓ -42%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.83 ↓ -39%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $5.83 ↓ -39%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $6.61 ↓ -31%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.71 ↓ -30%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $6.71 ↓ -30%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $6.71 ↓ -30%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $6.71 ↓ -30%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8.05 ↓ -16%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.72 ↓ -8%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.39 ↓ -1%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $9.99 ↑ +5%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.99 ↑ +5%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.73 ↑ +13%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.73 ↑ +13%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.73 ↑ +13%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $11.40 ↑ +20%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $12.07 ↑ +27%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $13.41 ↑ +41%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $13.41 ↑ +41%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $13.41 ↑ +41%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $13.41 ↑ +41%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $16.76 ↑ +76%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $16.76 ↑ +76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.76 ↑ +76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $16.76 ↑ +76%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $16.76 ↑ +76%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16.76 ↑ +76%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $16.76 ↑ +76%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $20.11 ↑ +111%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $21.79 ↑ +129%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $26.82 ↑ +181%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $28.83 ↑ +203%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.17 ↑ +217%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $37.71 ↑ +296%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $55.30 ↑ +480%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $55.30 ↑ +480%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $91.41 ↑ +859%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $129.27 ↑ +1256%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $143.63 ↑ +1407%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $172.36 ↑ +1709%

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Fructosamine glycated protein at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3.50 $4.71 – $48.14
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3.46 $4.71 – $48.14
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $4.13 $2.55 – $44.45
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $30.80 $16.00 – $16.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $66.56 $12.00 – $12.00

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