Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain 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

$15.75

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.

$105.00

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.

$16.05 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $634.55 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 $16.05 ↑ +2%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.84 ↑ +13%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $17.84 ↑ +13%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $23.84 ↑ +51%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.18 ↑ +54%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $24.18 ↑ +54%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $24.18 ↑ +54%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $24.18 ↑ +54%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $28.60 ↑ +82%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $29.01 ↑ +84%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $31.43 ↑ +100%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $33.85 ↑ +115%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.01 ↑ +129%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $36.02 ↑ +129%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $38.68 ↑ +146%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $38.68 ↑ +146%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $38.68 ↑ +146%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $41.10 ↑ +161%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $43.52 ↑ +176%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $48.35 ↑ +207%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $48.35 ↑ +207%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $48.35 ↑ +207%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $48.35 ↑ +207%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $91.99 ↑ +484%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $91.99 ↑ +484%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $91.99 ↑ +484%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $115.33 ↑ +632%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $115.33 ↑ +632%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $115.33 ↑ +632%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $115.33 ↑ +632%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $115.33 ↑ +632%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $115.33 ↑ +632%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $115.33 ↑ +632%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $129.38 ↑ +721%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $129.38 ↑ +721%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $138.40 ↑ +779%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $149.93 ↑ +852%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $184.53 ↑ +1072%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $198.37 ↑ +1159%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $207.59 ↑ +1218%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $218.57 ↑ +1288%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $259.49 ↑ +1548%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $475.90 ↑ +2922%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $528.78 ↑ +3257%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $634.55 ↑ +3929%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $63.07 $47.24 – $261.55
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $53.59 $47.24 – $261.55
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $221.76 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $41.39 $13.50 – $241.49
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $221.76 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $221.76 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $221.76 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $229.84 not published

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