IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour 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

$75.75

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.

$505.00

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.

$22.43 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $2,008.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $22.43 ↓ -70%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $27.64 ↓ -64%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $27.64 ↓ -64%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $32.92 ↓ -57%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $60.23 ↓ -20%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $60.23 ↓ -20%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $60.23 ↓ -20%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $60.23 ↓ -20%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $60.23 ↓ -20%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $60.23 ↓ -20%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $60.23 ↓ -20%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $72.27 ↓ -5%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $78.29 ↑ +3%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $96.36 ↑ +27%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $103.59 ↑ +37%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $108.41 ↑ +43%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $135.51 ↑ +79%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $200.86 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $211.24 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $234.72 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $234.72 ↑ +210%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $243.92 ↑ +222%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $249.98 ↑ +230%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $252.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $252.50 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $252.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $252.50 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $262.60 ↑ +247%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $262.60 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $303.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $328.25 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $353.50 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $376.12 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $376.23 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $404.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $404.00 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $404.00 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $429.25 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $454.50 ↑ +500%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $657.00 ↑ +767%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $730.00 ↑ +864%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $730.00 ↑ +864%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,605.00 ↑ +2019%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,908.00 ↑ +2419%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,008.00 ↑ +2551%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis each additional 1 hour at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $178.83 $22.11 – $448.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $176.90 $22.11 – $381.30
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $442.40 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $240.90 $27.20 – $1,951.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $442.40 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $442.40 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $442.40 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $192.40 not published

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