J-tube placement at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$68.70
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.
$458.00
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.
$20.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $6,531.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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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| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $20.00 | ↓ -71% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $20.00 | ↓ -71% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $20.00 | ↓ -71% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $28.20 | ↓ -59% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $90.30 | ↑ +31% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $100.37 | ↑ +46% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $100.37 | ↑ +46% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $112.28 | ↑ +63% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $118.18 | ↑ +72% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $118.18 | ↑ +72% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| OSCAR - ALL PLANS | OSCAR - ALL PLANS | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $122.10 | ↑ +78% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $123.81 | ↑ +80% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $129.43 | ↑ +88% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $131.38 | ↑ +91% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $134.31 | ↑ +96% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $134.31 | ↑ +96% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $134.31 | ↑ +96% |
| AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $146.52 | ↑ +113% |
| NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | $158.73 | ↑ +131% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $159.66 | ↑ +132% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $159.66 | ↑ +132% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $163.20 | ↑ +138% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $176.80 | ↑ +157% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $177.90 | ↑ +159% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $183.15 | ↑ +167% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $190.40 | ↑ +177% |
| KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | $210.01 | ↑ +206% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $217.60 | ↑ +217% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $217.60 | ↑ +217% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $217.60 | ↑ +217% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $231.20 | ↑ +237% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $244.80 | ↑ +256% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $274.33 | ↑ +299% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $274.33 | ↑ +299% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $6,531.00 | ↑ +9407% |
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J-tube placement at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $2,938.70 | $2,138.67 – $7,049.69 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $2,907.01 | $240.83 – $7,841.79 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $250.42 | $97.28 – $368.48 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $2,215.59 | $768.60 – $3,074.40 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $4,138.54 | $209.82 – $3,426.39 |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $87.02 | $4.15 – $263.17 |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL | Vallejo | $467.40 | $128.35 – $310.05 |
| HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Selma | $87.02 | $15.00 – $263.17 |