Hepatitis c antibody 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

$41.85

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.

$279.00

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.

$4.17 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $157.96 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 $4.17 ↓ -90%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $4.45 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $4.64 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.64 ↓ -89%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $5.19 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.46 ↓ -87%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $5.46 ↓ -87%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $6.20 ↓ -85%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.29 ↓ -85%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $6.29 ↓ -85%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $6.29 ↓ -85%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $6.29 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.54 ↓ -82%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.17 ↓ -80%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.80 ↓ -79%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $9.36 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.36 ↓ -78%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.06 ↓ -76%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.06 ↓ -76%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.06 ↓ -76%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $10.68 ↓ -74%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $11.31 ↓ -73%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $12.57 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $12.57 ↓ -70%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $12.57 ↓ -70%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.57 ↓ -70%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $14.27 ↓ -66%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $14.27 ↓ -66%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.27 ↓ -66%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $14.27 ↓ -66%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $14.27 ↓ -66%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $14.27 ↓ -66%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $14.27 ↓ -66%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17.12 ↓ -59%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $18.55 ↓ -56%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $22.83 ↓ -45%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $24.54 ↓ -41%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $25.69 ↓ -39%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $32.11 ↓ -23%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $52.33 ↑ +25%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $52.33 ↑ +25%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $86.54 ↑ +107%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $118.47 ↑ +183%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $131.63 ↑ +215%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $157.96 ↑ +277%

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Hepatitis c antibody at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $118.35 $5.00 – $41.03
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $117.08 $5.00 – $41.03
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $111.44 $13.00 – $13.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $95.49 $2.70 – $37.88
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $111.44 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $111.44 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $111.44 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $42.12 $10.00 – $10.00

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