Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 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

$31.80

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.

$212.00

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.

$35.74 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $209.80 with AETNA- 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 CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $35.74 ↑ +12%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $39.71 ↑ +25%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $41.38 ↑ +30%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $41.38 ↑ +30%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $41.38 ↑ +30%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $41.38 ↑ +30%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $41.38 ↑ +30%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $41.38 ↑ +30%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $41.38 ↑ +30%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $41.38 ↑ +30%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $41.38 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $47.65 ↑ +50%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $48.17 ↑ +51%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $49.28 ↑ +55%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $49.66 ↑ +56%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $53.79 ↑ +69%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $55.45 ↑ +74%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $66.21 ↑ +108%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $70.38 ↑ +121%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $71.17 ↑ +124%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $74.48 ↑ +134%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $78.23 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $78.23 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $87.51 ↑ +175%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $92.11 ↑ +190%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.11 ↑ +190%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $93.11 ↑ +193%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $104.52 ↑ +229%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $106.00 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $106.00 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $106.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $106.00 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $110.24 ↑ +247%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $110.24 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $127.20 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $137.80 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $148.40 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $157.90 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $157.94 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $169.60 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $169.60 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $169.60 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $180.20 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $190.80 ↑ +500%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $209.80 ↑ +560%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $77.84 $38.00 – $38.00
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Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $77.84 $38.00 – $38.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $77.84 $38.00 – $38.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $77.84 $38.00 – $38.00

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