Ip/obs cnsltj new/est low 45 at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$37.20
Cash price 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.
$248.00
Gross charge 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.
$69.06 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $278.72 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $69.06 | ↑ +86% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $76.75 | ↑ +106% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $76.75 | ↑ +106% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $87.01 | ↑ +134% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $96.68 | ↑ +160% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $96.68 | ↑ +160% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $100.46 | ↑ +170% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $102.08 | ↑ +174% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $104.00 | ↑ +180% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $104.00 | ↑ +180% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $104.00 | ↑ +180% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $104.00 | ↑ +180% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $124.80 | ↑ +235% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $135.20 | ↑ +263% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $144.71 | ↑ +289% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $144.71 | ↑ +289% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $145.60 | ↑ +291% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $145.60 | ↑ +291% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $152.59 | ↑ +310% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $152.59 | ↑ +310% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $152.59 | ↑ +310% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $154.92 | ↑ +316% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $154.96 | ↑ +317% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $166.40 | ↑ +347% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $166.40 | ↑ +347% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $166.40 | ↑ +347% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $176.80 | ↑ +375% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $187.20 | ↑ +403% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $208.00 | ↑ +459% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $208.00 | ↑ +459% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $208.00 | ↑ +459% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $208.00 | ↑ +459% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $247.73 | ↑ +566% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $278.72 | ↑ +649% |
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Ip/obs cnsltj new/est low 45 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $81.26 | $31.57 – $119.56 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $99.96 | not published |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $55.67 | $3.29 – $675.81 |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL | Vallejo | $55.65 | $141.17 – $371.00 |
| HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Selma | $39.52 | $130.68 – $349.44 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg | $193.38 | $20.67 – $301.60 |
| WILLITS HOSPITAL INC | Willits | $87.90 | $115.27 – $407.41 |
| RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | Marysville | $59.18 | $3.62 – $497.65 |