Ip/obs consltj new/est sf 35 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

$22.39

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.

$149.25

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.

$39.84 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $160.80 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.

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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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $39.84 ↑ +78%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.28 ↑ +98%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $44.28 ↑ +98%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $50.20 ↑ +124%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.78 ↑ +149%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $55.78 ↑ +149%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $57.96 ↑ +159%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $59.40 ↑ +165%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $60.00 ↑ +168%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +168%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $60.00 ↑ +168%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.00 ↑ +168%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $72.00 ↑ +222%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $78.00 ↑ +248%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $84.00 ↑ +275%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $84.00 ↑ +275%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $89.38 ↑ +299%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $89.40 ↑ +299%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $93.77 ↑ +319%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $93.77 ↑ +319%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $96.00 ↑ +329%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $96.00 ↑ +329%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $96.00 ↑ +329%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $98.79 ↑ +341%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $98.79 ↑ +341%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $98.79 ↑ +341%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $102.00 ↑ +356%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $108.00 ↑ +382%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $120.00 ↑ +436%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $120.00 ↑ +436%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $120.00 ↑ +436%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $120.00 ↑ +436%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $142.92 ↑ +538%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $160.80 ↑ +618%

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Ip/obs consltj new/est sf 35 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $56.61 $21.99 – $83.30
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $71.40 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $36.10 $2.13 – $675.81
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $35.40 $91.47 – $236.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $22.80 $84.95 – $250.20
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $125.40 $20.67 – $278.92
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $57.00 $75.24 – $407.41
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $37.40 $2.34 – $280.50

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