Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd 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

$382.50

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.

$2,550.00

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.

$321.71 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $4,902.78 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 $321.71 ↓ -16%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $357.56 ↓ -7%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $357.56 ↓ -7%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $400.00 ↑ +5%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $421.03 ↑ +10%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $421.03 ↑ +10%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $477.72 ↑ +25%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $484.50 ↑ +27%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $484.50 ↑ +27%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $484.50 ↑ +27%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $484.50 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $581.40 ↑ +52%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $629.85 ↑ +65%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $632.33 ↑ +65%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $678.30 ↑ +77%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $721.71 ↑ +89%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $721.91 ↑ +89%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $775.20 ↑ +103%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $775.20 ↑ +103%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $775.20 ↑ +103%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $779.22 ↑ +104%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $779.22 ↑ +104%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $823.65 ↑ +115%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $872.10 ↑ +128%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $928.06 ↑ +143%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $969.00 ↑ +153%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,303.95 ↑ +241%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,564.74 ↑ +309%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,695.14 ↑ +343%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $2,086.32 ↑ +445%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,242.79 ↑ +486%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $2,347.11 ↑ +514%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,490.24 ↑ +551%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $2,490.24 ↑ +551%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $2,933.89 ↑ +667%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,677.02 ↑ +861%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $4,014.22 ↑ +949%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,085.59 ↑ +968%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $4,902.78 ↑ +1182%

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Hrdtry brst ca-rlatd do 5+ at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $1,803.20 $570.00 – $570.00

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