Hered neuroend tum-rlt do 5+ 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

$225.00

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.

$1,500.00

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.

$207.83 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $3,169.04 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 $207.83 ↓ -8%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $230.99 ↑ +3%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $230.99 ↑ +3%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $258.41 ↑ +15%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $272.00 ↑ +21%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $272.00 ↑ +21%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $308.62 ↑ +37%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $313.00 ↑ +39%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $313.00 ↑ +39%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $313.00 ↑ +39%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $313.00 ↑ +39%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $375.60 ↑ +67%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $406.90 ↑ +81%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $438.20 ↑ +95%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $466.24 ↑ +107%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $466.37 ↑ +107%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $500.80 ↑ +123%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $500.80 ↑ +123%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $500.80 ↑ +123%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $532.10 ↑ +136%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $563.40 ↑ +150%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $626.00 ↑ +178%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $626.00 ↑ +178%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $745.57 ↑ +231%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $838.84 ↑ +273%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,303.95 ↑ +480%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,564.74 ↑ +595%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,609.69 ↑ +615%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,609.69 ↑ +615%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,695.14 ↑ +653%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $2,086.32 ↑ +827%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,242.79 ↑ +897%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,347.11 ↑ +943%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,376.74 ↑ +956%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $2,594.78 ↑ +1053%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,640.82 ↑ +1074%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $2,933.89 ↑ +1204%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3,169.04 ↑ +1308%

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Hered neuroend tum-rlt do 5+ at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $1,629.60 $570.00 – $570.00

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