Injection arthrography hip without anesthesia (both sides) 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

$257.25

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$1,715.00

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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.

$15.00 with UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY vs $3,868.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $15.00 ↓ -94%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $15.00 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $15.00 ↓ -94%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $21.15 ↓ -92%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $57.62 ↓ -78%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $57.62 ↓ -78%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $57.62 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $57.62 ↓ -78%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $57.62 ↓ -78%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $57.62 ↓ -78%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $57.62 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $57.62 ↓ -78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $57.62 ↓ -78%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $57.62 ↓ -78%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $57.62 ↓ -78%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.38 ↓ -75%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $63.38 ↓ -75%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $63.38 ↓ -75%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $65.91 ↓ -74%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $69.14 ↓ -73%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $74.91 ↓ -71%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $80.09 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.95 ↓ -67%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $86.43 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $87.69 ↓ -66%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $87.69 ↓ -66%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.77 ↓ -64%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $92.77 ↓ -64%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $92.77 ↓ -64%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $99.11 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $112.88 ↓ -56%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $125.46 ↓ -51%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $125.46 ↓ -51%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $201.41 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $204.00 ↓ -21%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $221.00 ↓ -14%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $238.00 ↓ -7%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.88 ↓ -7%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $272.00 ↑ +6%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $272.00 ↑ +6%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $272.00 ↑ +6%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $289.00 ↑ +12%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $306.00 ↑ +19%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $326.06 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $423.01 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $423.01 ↑ +64%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +1404%

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Injection arthrography hip without anesthesia (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $257.48 $231.12 – $473.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $254.70 $231.12 – $694.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,747.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $179.58 $110.70 – $410.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,747.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,747.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,747.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $566.80 not published

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