Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx 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

$459.90

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.

$3,066.00

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.

$44.36 with GEM CARE- ALL PLANS vs $1,201.16 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
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $44.36 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $44.36 ↓ -90%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $44.36 ↓ -90%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $44.36 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $44.36 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $44.36 ↓ -90%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $44.36 ↓ -90%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $44.36 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $44.36 ↓ -90%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $44.65 ↓ -90%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $48.80 ↓ -89%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $48.80 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.80 ↓ -89%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $57.67 ↓ -87%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $58.90 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $58.90 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $60.15 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $61.69 ↓ -87%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $61.69 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $61.69 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $63.57 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.57 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.63 ↓ -86%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $66.10 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $66.54 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $84.79 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $84.79 ↓ -82%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $106.31 ↓ -77%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $173.00 ↓ -62%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $173.00 ↓ -62%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $173.00 ↓ -62%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $276.77 ↓ -40%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $329.63 ↓ -28%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $698.35 ↑ +52%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $698.35 ↑ +52%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $776.40 ↑ +69%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $838.02 ↑ +82%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $841.10 ↑ +83%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $905.80 ↑ +97%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $964.03 ↑ +110%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,035.20 ↑ +125%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,035.20 ↑ +125%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,035.20 ↑ +125%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,088.63 ↑ +137%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,099.90 ↑ +139%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,164.60 ↑ +153%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,201.16 ↑ +161%

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Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $789.49 $276.77 – $2,565.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $780.98 $276.77 – $2,565.73
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,144.80 $719.00 – $719.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,047.22 $418.73 – $3,645.72
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,144.80 $719.00 – $719.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,144.80 $719.00 – $719.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,144.80 $719.00 – $719.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,492.40 $489.00 – $489.00

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