Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt 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

$6,751.20

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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.

$45,008.00

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.

$20.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $25,538.22 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $20.00 ↓ -100%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $20.00 ↓ -100%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $20.00 ↓ -100%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $28.20 ↓ -100%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $271.43 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $271.43 ↓ -96%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $271.43 ↓ -96%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $271.43 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $271.43 ↓ -96%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $271.43 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $271.43 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $271.43 ↓ -96%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $271.43 ↓ -96%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $275.23 ↓ -96%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $288.36 ↓ -96%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $298.57 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $298.57 ↓ -96%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $298.57 ↓ -96%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $352.86 ↓ -95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $377.29 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $395.47 ↓ -94%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $395.50 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $395.50 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $407.15 ↓ -94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $426.72 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $426.72 ↓ -94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $426.72 ↓ -94%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $5,174.97 ↓ -23%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $6,163.39 ↓ -9%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8,588.00 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $8,715.00 ↑ +29%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $8,799.80 ↑ +30%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,193.13 ↑ +36%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $9,193.13 ↑ +36%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9,533.11 ↑ +41%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,814.00 ↑ +45%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10,266.43 ↑ +52%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $11,733.06 ↑ +74%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $11,733.06 ↑ +74%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $11,733.06 ↑ +74%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $11,776.00 ↑ +74%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $12,466.38 ↑ +85%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $13,199.70 ↑ +96%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $14,847.80 ↑ +120%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $14,847.80 ↑ +120%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17,817.36 ↑ +164%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $25,538.22 ↑ +278%

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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $11,247.24 $5,174.97 – $24,252.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $11,125.98 $5,174.97 – $23,748.98
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $17,427.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $10,216.79 $6,298.02 – $26,644.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $17,427.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $17,427.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $17,427.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $17,498.00 not published

All California hospitals for this procedure →