Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a&b/rsv 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

$203.10

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.

$1,354.00

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.

$142.63 with BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV vs $723.13 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 SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $142.63 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $142.63 ↓ -30%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $142.63 ↓ -30%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $142.63 ↓ -30%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $142.63 ↓ -30%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $142.63 ↓ -30%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $142.63 ↓ -30%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $142.63 ↓ -30%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $142.63 ↓ -30%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $166.02 ↓ -18%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $169.87 ↓ -16%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $171.16 ↓ -16%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $185.42 ↓ -9%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $191.12 ↓ -6%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $228.21 ↑ +12%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $245.32 ↑ +21%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $247.34 ↑ +22%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $256.73 ↑ +26%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $274.91 ↑ +35%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $274.91 ↑ +35%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $307.54 ↑ +51%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $320.92 ↑ +58%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $323.70 ↑ +59%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $323.70 ↑ +59%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $367.29 ↑ +81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $372.50 ↑ +83%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $372.50 ↑ +83%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $372.50 ↑ +83%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $372.50 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $382.03 ↑ +88%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $387.40 ↑ +91%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $387.40 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $424.47 ↑ +109%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $447.00 ↑ +120%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $484.25 ↑ +138%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $509.38 ↑ +151%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $521.50 ↑ +157%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $554.88 ↑ +173%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $555.03 ↑ +173%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $596.00 ↑ +193%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $596.00 ↑ +193%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $596.00 ↑ +193%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $633.25 ↑ +212%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $670.50 ↑ +230%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $723.13 ↑ +256%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a&b/rsv at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $212.59 $142.63 – $343.74
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $131.02 $142.63 – $282.03
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $397.60 $133.00 – $133.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $397.60 $133.00 – $133.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $397.60 $133.00 – $133.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $397.60 $133.00 – $133.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $236.08 $98.00 – $98.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $236.08 $98.00 – $98.00

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