Kit montgmry thyrplasty impl f 5 implants 1meas dev inst set 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

$699.00

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.

$4,660.00

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.

$934.58 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $3,772.10 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 $934.58 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,038.74 ↑ +49%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,038.74 ↑ +49%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,162.03 ↑ +66%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,177.51 ↑ +68%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,223.12 ↑ +75%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,223.12 ↑ +75%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,266.75 ↑ +81%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,287.02 ↑ +84%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,308.41 ↑ +87%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,308.41 ↑ +87%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,331.50 ↑ +90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,359.65 ↑ +95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,393.43 ↑ +99%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1,407.50 ↑ +101%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1,407.50 ↑ +101%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,407.50 ↑ +101%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,463.80 ↑ +109%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,463.80 ↑ +109%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,689.00 ↑ +142%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,829.75 ↑ +162%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,970.50 ↑ +182%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,252.00 ↑ +222%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,252.00 ↑ +222%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,252.00 ↑ +222%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,392.75 ↑ +242%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,533.50 ↑ +262%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $2,815.00 ↑ +303%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $2,815.00 ↑ +303%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $3,352.67 ↑ +380%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $3,772.10 ↑ +440%

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Kit montgmry thyrplasty impl f 5 implants 1meas dev inst set at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,198.33 $807.50 – $2,907.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,185.41 $807.50 – $3,133.10
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,525.14 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,272.39 $411.60 – $1,337.70
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,525.14 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,525.14 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,525.14 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,201.91 not published

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