Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid other peripheral nerve/branch (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

$472.95

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$3,153.00

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.

$39.08 with FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS vs $3,868.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — same scan, same building. Share

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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
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $39.08 ↓ -92%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $39.08 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $39.08 ↓ -92%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $39.08 ↓ -92%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $39.08 ↓ -92%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $39.08 ↓ -92%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $39.08 ↓ -92%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $39.08 ↓ -92%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $39.08 ↓ -92%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $42.99 ↓ -91%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.99 ↓ -91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $42.99 ↓ -91%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $49.14 ↓ -90%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $49.14 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $49.14 ↓ -90%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $50.80 ↓ -89%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $53.82 ↓ -89%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $53.82 ↓ -89%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $54.32 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.94 ↓ -88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $57.05 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $57.05 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.05 ↓ -88%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $58.62 ↓ -88%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $65.52 ↓ -86%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $69.29 ↓ -85%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $70.49 ↓ -85%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $83.95 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $97.47 ↓ -79%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.47 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $144.54 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $152.75 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $152.75 ↓ -68%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $514.20 ↑ +9%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $557.05 ↑ +18%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $599.90 ↑ +27%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $685.60 ↑ +45%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $685.60 ↑ +45%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $685.60 ↑ +45%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $728.45 ↑ +54%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $771.30 ↑ +63%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $821.86 ↑ +74%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $907.88 ↑ +92%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $907.88 ↑ +92%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,089.46 ↑ +130%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,561.56 ↑ +230%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +718%

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Injection(s) anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid other peripheral nerve/branch (both sides) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $749.80 $56.39 – $878.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $741.71 $56.39 – $878.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,701.60 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,701.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,701.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,701.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,320.80 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,320.80 not published

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