Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 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

$14.03

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.

$93.50

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.

$19.92 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $516.08 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 EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $19.92 ↑ +42%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $22.14 ↑ +58%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.14 ↑ +58%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $24.06 ↑ +71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $24.77 ↑ +77%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.07 ↑ +86%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $26.07 ↑ +86%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $29.58 ↑ +111%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.00 ↑ +114%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $30.00 ↑ +114%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $30.00 ↑ +114%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $30.00 ↑ +114%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $36.00 ↑ +157%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $39.00 ↑ +178%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $42.00 ↑ +199%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.69 ↑ +219%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $44.70 ↑ +219%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $48.00 ↑ +242%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $48.00 ↑ +242%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $48.00 ↑ +242%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $51.00 ↑ +264%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $54.00 ↑ +285%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $60.00 ↑ +328%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $60.00 ↑ +328%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $60.00 ↑ +328%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $60.00 ↑ +328%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $85.10 ↑ +507%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $85.10 ↑ +507%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $85.10 ↑ +507%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $85.10 ↑ +507%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $85.10 ↑ +507%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $85.10 ↑ +507%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $85.10 ↑ +507%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $102.12 ↑ +628%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $110.63 ↑ +689%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $136.16 ↑ +870%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $146.37 ↑ +943%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $153.18 ↑ +992%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $191.48 ↑ +1265%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $221.87 ↑ +1481%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $246.52 ↑ +1657%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $295.83 ↑ +2009%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $312.09 ↑ +2124%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $312.09 ↑ +2124%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $516.08 ↑ +3578%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $124.29 $30.00 – $244.57
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $122.95 $30.00 – $244.57
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $272.16 $78.00 – $78.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $26.28 $16.20 – $225.82
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $272.16 $78.00 – $78.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $272.16 $78.00 – $78.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $272.16 $78.00 – $78.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $378.56 $59.00 – $59.00

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