Hemoglobin methemoglobin quantitative 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

$27.45

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.

$183.00

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.

$2.21 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $90.90 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — 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 $2.21 ↓ -92%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $8.20 ↓ -70%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $8.20 ↓ -70%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $8.20 ↓ -70%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $8.20 ↓ -70%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $8.20 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $8.20 ↓ -70%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $8.20 ↓ -70%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $8.85 ↓ -68%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $8.85 ↓ -68%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $9.84 ↓ -64%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $10.54 ↓ -62%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $10.66 ↓ -61%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $11.86 ↓ -57%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $13.12 ↓ -52%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $14.10 ↓ -49%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $14.76 ↓ -46%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $18.45 ↓ -33%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $26.87 ↓ -2%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $26.87 ↓ -2%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $33.53 ↑ +22%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $37.27 ↑ +36%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.27 ↑ +36%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $41.69 ↑ +52%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $43.88 ↑ +60%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $43.88 ↑ +60%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $44.41 ↑ +62%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $49.79 ↑ +81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.50 ↑ +84%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $50.50 ↑ +84%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $50.50 ↑ +84%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $50.50 ↑ +84%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $60.60 ↑ +121%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $62.81 ↑ +129%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $65.65 ↑ +139%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $69.79 ↑ +154%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $70.70 ↑ +158%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.22 ↑ +174%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $75.25 ↑ +174%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $80.80 ↑ +194%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $80.80 ↑ +194%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $80.80 ↑ +194%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $83.75 ↑ +205%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $85.85 ↑ +213%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $90.90 ↑ +231%

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Hemoglobin methemoglobin quantitative at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $97.58 $8.20 – $45.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $96.53 $8.20 – $45.03
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $38.64 $8.00 – $8.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $61.76 $6.75 – $21.76
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $38.64 $8.00 – $8.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $38.64 $8.00 – $8.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $38.64 $8.00 – $8.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $61.88 $5.00 – $5.00

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