Ghs IV thrombolytics - cerebral 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

$262.65

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.

$1,751.00

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.

$210.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $7,838.00 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $210.00 ↓ -20%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.00 ↓ -9%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $248.32 ↓ -5%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $248.32 ↓ -5%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $332.75 ↑ +27%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $424.83 ↑ +62%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $424.83 ↑ +62%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $424.83 ↑ +62%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $424.83 ↑ +62%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $424.83 ↑ +62%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $424.83 ↑ +62%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $424.83 ↑ +62%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $509.79 ↑ +94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $552.28 ↑ +110%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $581.33 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $646.12 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $646.12 ↑ +146%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $679.72 ↑ +159%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $722.81 ↑ +175%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $730.70 ↑ +178%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $760.81 ↑ +190%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $760.81 ↑ +190%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $764.69 ↑ +191%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $845.73 ↑ +222%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $866.75 ↑ +230%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $875.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $875.50 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $875.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $875.50 ↑ +233%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $955.86 ↑ +264%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,027.84 ↑ +291%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,027.84 ↑ +291%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,050.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,138.15 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,225.70 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,304.14 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,304.50 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,400.80 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,400.80 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,400.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,488.35 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,575.90 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5,800.00 ↑ +2108%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,531.00 ↑ +2387%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $7,838.00 ↑ +2884%

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Ghs IV thrombolytics - cerebral at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $589.52 $284.95 – $1,008.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $369.94 $284.95 – $1,008.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,234.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,272.83 $350.49 – $2,266.68
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,234.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,234.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,234.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,310.40 not published

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