Liberta rc ipg 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

$18,943.20

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.

$126,288.00

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.

$1,992.00 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $13,121.25 with BC MEDI-CAL — 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 $1,992.00 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,214.00 ↓ -88%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2,214.00 ↓ -88%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2,476.80 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,509.80 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,607.00 ↓ -86%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2,607.00 ↓ -86%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $2,700.00 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,743.20 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,788.80 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,788.80 ↓ -85%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $2,838.00 ↓ -85%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2,898.00 ↓ -85%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $2,970.00 ↓ -84%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $3,000.00 ↓ -84%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $3,000.00 ↓ -84%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,000.00 ↓ -84%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $3,120.00 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $3,120.00 ↓ -84%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,600.00 ↓ -81%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,900.00 ↓ -79%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,200.00 ↓ -78%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,800.00 ↓ -75%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,800.00 ↓ -75%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,800.00 ↓ -75%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,100.00 ↓ -73%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,400.00 ↓ -71%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $6,000.00 ↓ -68%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6,000.00 ↓ -68%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $7,146.00 ↓ -62%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $8,040.00 ↓ -58%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $13,121.25 ↓ -31%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $56,024.71 $1,775.00 – $6,390.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $55,420.67 $1,775.00 – $6,887.00
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Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $25,158.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $25,158.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $25,158.00 not published
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