Ghs path - pap (papanicolau) smear - vagina 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

$3.56

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.

$23.70

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.

$7.87 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $211.77 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 $7.87 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.75 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $8.75 ↑ +146%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $11.68 ↑ +228%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.85 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $11.85 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $11.85 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $11.85 ↑ +233%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $14.22 ↑ +299%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.10 ↑ +324%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $15.10 ↑ +324%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $15.41 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $16.59 ↑ +366%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $17.58 ↑ +394%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.65 ↑ +396%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $17.66 ↑ +396%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17.99 ↑ +405%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.96 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.96 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.96 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $20.15 ↑ +466%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $20.24 ↑ +469%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $21.33 ↑ +499%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $25.55 ↑ +618%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $25.55 ↑ +618%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $25.55 ↑ +618%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $25.55 ↑ +618%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $25.55 ↑ +618%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $25.55 ↑ +618%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $25.55 ↑ +618%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $30.66 ↑ +761%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $33.22 ↑ +833%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.94 ↑ +966%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $37.94 ↑ +966%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $37.94 ↑ +966%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $40.88 ↑ +1048%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $43.95 ↑ +1135%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $45.99 ↑ +1192%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $57.49 ↑ +1515%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $98.39 ↑ +2664%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $98.39 ↑ +2664%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $138.51 ↑ +3791%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $158.83 ↑ +4362%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $176.47 ↑ +4857%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $211.77 ↑ +5849%

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Ghs path - pap (papanicolau) smear - vagina at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $92.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $9.93 $6.12 – $59.68
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $92.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $92.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $92.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $52.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $52.00 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $92.40 not published

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