Inj for ext venography 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

$791.70

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.

$5,278.00

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.

$20.00 with UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY vs $5,800.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $20.00 ↓ -97%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $20.00 ↓ -97%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $20.00 ↓ -97%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $28.20 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $40.76 ↓ -95%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $40.76 ↓ -95%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $40.76 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $40.76 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $40.76 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $40.76 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $40.76 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $40.76 ↓ -95%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $40.76 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $40.76 ↓ -95%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $40.76 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $41.33 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $44.84 ↓ -94%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $44.84 ↓ -94%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.84 ↓ -94%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $47.30 ↓ -94%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $48.91 ↓ -94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $52.99 ↓ -93%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $56.66 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $59.39 ↓ -92%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $59.54 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $59.54 ↓ -92%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $61.14 ↓ -92%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $64.00 ↓ -92%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.00 ↓ -92%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $64.00 ↓ -92%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $70.11 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $161.02 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $178.97 ↓ -77%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $178.97 ↓ -77%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $287.42 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $291.00 ↓ -63%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $315.25 ↓ -60%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $339.50 ↓ -57%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $342.32 ↓ -57%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $388.00 ↓ -51%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $388.00 ↓ -51%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $388.00 ↓ -51%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $412.25 ↓ -48%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $436.50 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $585.71 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $585.71 ↓ -26%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $5,800.00 ↑ +633%

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Inj for ext venography at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $184.76 $273.90 – $498.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $275.99 $273.90 – $498.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,038.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $197.98 $122.04 – $452.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,038.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,038.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,038.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,476.80 not published

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