Influenza dna amp prob addl 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

$43.20

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.

$288.00

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.

$5.26 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $188.22 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $5.26 ↓ -88%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $29.22 ↓ -32%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $29.22 ↓ -32%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $29.22 ↓ -32%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $29.22 ↓ -32%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $29.22 ↓ -32%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $29.22 ↓ -32%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $29.22 ↓ -32%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $32.43 ↓ -25%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $32.43 ↓ -25%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $35.06 ↓ -19%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $37.99 ↓ -12%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $38.63 ↓ -11%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $43.46 ↑ +1%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $46.75 ↑ +8%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $50.26 ↑ +16%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $52.60 ↑ +22%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $65.75 ↑ +52%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $67.73 ↑ +57%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $75.28 ↑ +74%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $75.28 ↑ +74%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $84.21 ↑ +95%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $86.78 ↑ +101%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $86.78 ↑ +101%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $88.64 ↑ +105%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $88.64 ↑ +105%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $100.57 ↑ +133%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $102.00 ↑ +136%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $102.00 ↑ +136%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $102.00 ↑ +136%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $102.00 ↑ +136%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $122.40 ↑ +183%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $125.94 ↑ +192%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $132.60 ↑ +207%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $141.16 ↑ +227%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $142.80 ↑ +231%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $151.94 ↑ +252%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $151.98 ↑ +252%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.84 ↑ +263%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $163.20 ↑ +278%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $163.20 ↑ +278%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $163.20 ↑ +278%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $173.40 ↑ +301%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $183.60 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $188.22 ↑ +336%

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Influenza dna amp prob addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $53.20 $27.00 – $27.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $53.20 $27.00 – $27.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $53.20 $27.00 – $27.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $53.20 $27.00 – $27.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $92.56 $20.00 – $20.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $92.56 $20.00 – $20.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $53.20 $27.00 – $27.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $92.56 $20.00 – $20.00

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