Immobilizer shldr dlx str 24-36in med 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

$19.95

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.

$133.00

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.

$44.16 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $142.16 with CENTIVO - 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $44.16 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $49.08 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $49.08 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $54.90 ↑ +175%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $55.63 ↑ +179%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.79 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $57.79 ↑ +190%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $59.85 ↑ +200%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.81 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $61.82 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.82 ↑ +210%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $63.18 ↑ +217%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $63.18 ↑ +217%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $63.18 ↑ +217%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $63.18 ↑ +217%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $63.18 ↑ +217%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $63.18 ↑ +217%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $63.18 ↑ +217%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $64.24 ↑ +222%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $65.84 ↑ +230%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $66.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $66.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $66.50 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $69.16 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $69.16 ↑ +247%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $75.82 ↑ +280%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $79.80 ↑ +300%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $82.13 ↑ +312%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $86.45 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $93.10 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $99.09 ↑ +397%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $100.75 ↑ +405%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $100.75 ↑ +405%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $101.09 ↑ +407%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $106.40 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $106.40 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $106.40 ↑ +433%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $108.67 ↑ +445%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $113.05 ↑ +467%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $113.72 ↑ +470%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $119.70 ↑ +500%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $120.00 ↑ +502%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $126.91 ↑ +536%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $133.00 ↑ +567%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $142.16 ↑ +613%

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Immobilizer shldr dlx str 24-36in med at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $144.69 $6.25 – $25.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $143.13 $6.25 – $25.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $266.56 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $152.87 $5.52 – $173.29
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $266.56 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $266.56 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $266.56 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $80.08 not published

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