Intracard echo interv w/s&i 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

$1,220.85

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.

$8,139.00

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.

$154.31 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $13,374.00 with WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $154.31 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $570.53 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $633.92 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $760.72 ↓ -38%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,702.15 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $3,003.29 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,003.29 ↑ +146%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,550.00 ↑ +191%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,900.00 ↑ +219%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $4,028.81 ↑ +230%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,069.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $4,069.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $4,069.50 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $4,232.28 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $4,232.28 ↑ +247%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4,451.00 ↑ +265%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,685.00 ↑ +284%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,883.40 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,290.35 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,697.30 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,061.93 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,399.00 ↑ +424%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,511.20 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,511.20 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,511.20 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,918.15 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7,325.10 ↑ +500%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $8,139.00 ↑ +567%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $8,139.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $9,693.55 ↑ +694%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $10,906.26 ↑ +793%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $13,374.00 ↑ +995%

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Intracard echo interv w/s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,161.23 $310.47 – $2,504.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,148.71 $310.47 – $3,130.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,304.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $547.94 $337.77 – $975.78
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,304.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,304.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,304.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,243.20 not published

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