Ghs ot dds rom 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

$34.35

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.

$229.00

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.

$6.75 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $652.00 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 $6.75 ↓ -80%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $6.75 ↓ -80%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $6.75 ↓ -80%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $6.75 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $6.75 ↓ -80%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $6.75 ↓ -80%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $6.75 ↓ -80%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $8.10 ↓ -76%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $8.78 ↓ -74%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $10.80 ↓ -69%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $11.61 ↓ -66%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $12.15 ↓ -65%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $15.19 ↓ -56%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $21.32 ↓ -38%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $21.32 ↓ -38%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $24.82 ↓ -28%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $25.39 ↓ -26%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $28.56 ↓ -17%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $110.61 ↑ +222%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $113.36 ↑ +230%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $114.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $114.50 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $114.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $114.50 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $119.08 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $119.08 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $137.40 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $148.85 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $160.30 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $170.56 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $170.61 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $183.20 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $183.20 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $183.20 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $194.65 ↑ +467%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $203.00 ↑ +491%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $206.10 ↑ +500%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $254.00 ↑ +639%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $267.00 ↑ +677%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $335.00 ↑ +875%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $373.00 ↑ +986%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $373.00 ↑ +986%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $482.00 ↑ +1303%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $543.00 ↑ +1481%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $652.00 ↑ +1798%

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