Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug 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

$58.95

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.

$393.00

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.

$107.92 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $2,008.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $107.92 ↑ +83%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $119.92 ↑ +103%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $119.92 ↑ +103%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $124.61 ↑ +111%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $127.71 ↑ +117%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $129.00 ↑ +119%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $129.00 ↑ +119%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $129.00 ↑ +119%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $129.00 ↑ +119%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $134.16 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $134.16 ↑ +128%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $154.80 ↑ +163%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $156.81 ↑ +166%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $167.70 ↑ +184%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $180.60 ↑ +206%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $192.16 ↑ +226%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $192.21 ↑ +226%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $206.40 ↑ +250%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $206.40 ↑ +250%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $206.40 ↑ +250%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $210.00 ↑ +256%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $219.30 ↑ +272%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $232.20 ↑ +294%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $239.00 ↑ +305%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $258.00 ↑ +338%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $258.00 ↑ +338%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $657.00 ↑ +1015%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $730.00 ↑ +1138%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $730.00 ↑ +1138%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,605.00 ↑ +2623%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,908.00 ↑ +3137%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,008.00 ↑ +3306%

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Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $206.28 $72.90 – $281.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $204.06 $72.90 – $221.40
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $278.88 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $123.52 $66.96 – $1,951.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $278.88 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $278.88 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $278.88 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $145.60 not published

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