Lactation class at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$71.55
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.
$477.00
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.
$19.59 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $134.00 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.
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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| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $19.59 | ↓ -73% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $21.77 | ↓ -70% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $21.77 | ↓ -70% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $24.68 | ↓ -66% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $27.42 | ↓ -62% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $27.42 | ↓ -62% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $28.50 | ↓ -60% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $29.21 | ↓ -59% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $29.50 | ↓ -59% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $29.50 | ↓ -59% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $29.50 | ↓ -59% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $29.50 | ↓ -59% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $30.68 | ↓ -57% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $30.68 | ↓ -57% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $35.40 | ↓ -51% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $38.35 | ↓ -46% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $41.30 | ↓ -42% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $43.94 | ↓ -39% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $43.96 | ↓ -39% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $47.20 | ↓ -34% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $47.20 | ↓ -34% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $47.20 | ↓ -34% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $50.15 | ↓ -30% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $53.10 | ↓ -26% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $59.00 | ↓ -18% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $59.00 | ↓ -18% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $70.27 | ↓ -2% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $79.06 | ↑ +10% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $96.00 | ↑ +34% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $127.00 | ↑ +77% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $134.00 | ↑ +87% |
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Lactation class at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $161.39 | $217.50 – $348.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $159.65 | $217.50 – $435.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $24.40 | $20.00 – $40.00 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $22.74 | $10.80 – $39.20 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $104.96 | $74.97 – $292.74 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced | $213.73 | $249.00 – $415.00 |
| Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | $175.45 | $30.10 – $19,277.00 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $178.45 | $103.75 – $415.00 |