Hbb full gene sequence 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

$135.00

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.

$900.00

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.

$298.80 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $2,774.13 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 $298.80 ↑ +121%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $302.24 ↑ +124%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $324.58 ↑ +140%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $324.58 ↑ +140%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $324.58 ↑ +140%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $324.58 ↑ +140%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $324.58 ↑ +140%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $324.58 ↑ +140%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $324.58 ↑ +140%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $332.10 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $332.10 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $371.52 ↑ +175%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $372.46 ↑ +176%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $372.46 ↑ +176%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $389.50 ↑ +189%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $391.05 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $391.05 ↑ +190%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $421.95 ↑ +213%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $443.60 ↑ +229%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $443.70 ↑ +229%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $450.00 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $450.00 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $450.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $450.00 ↑ +233%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $499.09 ↑ +270%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $519.33 ↑ +285%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $540.00 ↑ +300%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $558.28 ↑ +314%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $584.24 ↑ +333%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $585.00 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $630.00 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $670.32 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $670.50 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $720.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $720.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $720.00 ↑ +433%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $730.31 ↑ +441%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $765.00 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $810.00 ↑ +500%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $964.18 ↑ +614%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $964.18 ↑ +614%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,398.76 ↑ +936%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,080.56 ↑ +1441%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,311.74 ↑ +1612%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,774.13 ↑ +1955%

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Hbb full gene sequence at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $333.90 $259.66 – $932.74
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $330.30 $259.66 – $932.74
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $744.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $744.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $744.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $744.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $744.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $744.80 $142.00 – $142.00

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