Insertion subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor 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

$3,968.25

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$26,455.00

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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.

$73.41 with HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV vs $20,515.50 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — 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

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
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $73.41 ↓ -98%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $73.41 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $73.41 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $73.41 ↓ -98%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $73.41 ↓ -98%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $73.41 ↓ -98%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $73.41 ↓ -98%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $73.41 ↓ -98%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $73.41 ↓ -98%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $74.44 ↓ -98%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $80.75 ↓ -98%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.75 ↓ -98%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $80.75 ↓ -98%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $88.05 ↓ -98%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $95.43 ↓ -98%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $102.04 ↓ -97%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $106.96 ↓ -97%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $109.28 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $109.28 ↓ -97%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $110.12 ↓ -97%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $119.20 ↓ -97%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $119.20 ↓ -97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $119.20 ↓ -97%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $284.00 ↓ -93%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $284.00 ↓ -93%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $284.00 ↓ -93%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $284.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $6,385.03 ↑ +61%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↑ +65%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $6,938.08 ↑ +75%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $7,104.47 ↑ +79%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,104.47 ↑ +79%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,355.00 ↑ +85%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $8,263.25 ↑ +108%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $8,825.00 ↑ +122%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $10,643.50 ↑ +168%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $10,643.50 ↑ +168%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $12,772.20 ↑ +222%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $13,677.00 ↑ +245%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $14,816.75 ↑ +273%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $15,956.50 ↑ +302%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18,236.00 ↑ +360%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18,236.00 ↑ +360%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18,236.00 ↑ +360%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $18,306.82 ↑ +361%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $19,375.75 ↑ +388%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $20,515.50 ↑ +417%

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Insertion subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $8,648.76 $4,836.92 – $18,649.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $8,555.51 $4,836.92 – $18,416.48
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $15,237.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $15,199.04 $7,317.77 – $27,066.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $15,237.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $15,237.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $15,237.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,999.60 not published

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