Inj multihance 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

$1.37

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$9.12

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.14 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $24.14 with BLUE CROSS MCS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $2.14 ↑ +56%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.86 ↑ +109%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.17 ↑ +131%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $3.17 ↑ +131%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $3.55 ↑ +159%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.74 ↑ +173%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.74 ↑ +173%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $4.15 ↑ +203%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.30 ↑ +214%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $4.30 ↑ +214%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $4.30 ↑ +214%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $4.30 ↑ +214%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $4.47 ↑ +226%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $4.47 ↑ +226%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.16 ↑ +277%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5.59 ↑ +308%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.02 ↑ +339%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6.41 ↑ +368%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.41 ↑ +368%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.88 ↑ +402%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.88 ↑ +402%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.88 ↑ +402%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.31 ↑ +434%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.74 ↑ +465%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $8.60 ↑ +528%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $8.60 ↑ +528%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $9.23 ↑ +574%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $10.24 ↑ +647%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $11.52 ↑ +741%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $18.11 ↑ +1222%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.12 ↑ +1369%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $24.14 ↑ +1662%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Inj multihance at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $103.14 $1.84 – $55.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $102.03 $1.84 – $54.51
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $70.54 $1.74 – $1.74
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $7.89 $2.78 – $14.04
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $70.54 $1.74 – $1.74
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $70.54 $1.74 – $1.74
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $70.54 $1.74 – $1.74
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $65.50 $1.74 – $1.74

All California hospitals for this procedure →