Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) CT scan (with and without contrast) at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$2,265.90
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.
$15,106.00
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.
$9.26 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $2,307.60 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL 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 CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $9.26 | ↓ -100% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $9.26 | ↓ -100% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $32.98 | ↓ -99% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $32.98 | ↓ -99% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| OSCAR - ALL PLANS | OSCAR - ALL PLANS | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $59.74 | ↓ -97% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $65.71 | ↓ -97% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $65.71 | ↓ -97% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $65.71 | ↓ -97% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $70.53 | ↓ -97% |
| NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | $77.66 | ↓ -97% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $83.02 | ↓ -96% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $83.02 | ↓ -96% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $83.02 | ↓ -96% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $87.04 | ↓ -96% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $89.01 | ↓ -96% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $89.61 | ↓ -96% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $109.33 | ↓ -95% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $115.54 | ↓ -95% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $115.54 | ↓ -95% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $126.99 | ↓ -94% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $192.07 | ↓ -92% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $192.07 | ↓ -92% |
| KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | $225.60 | ↓ -90% |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | $225.60 | ↓ -90% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $235.00 | ↓ -90% |
| AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $270.71 | ↓ -88% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $352.37 | ↓ -84% |
| KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | $388.02 | ↓ -83% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $419.68 | ↓ -81% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $903.91 | ↓ -60% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $1,372.00 | ↓ -39% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $1,538.40 | ↓ -32% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1,666.60 | ↓ -26% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1,794.80 | ↓ -21% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,051.20 | ↓ -9% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,051.20 | ↓ -9% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,051.20 | ↓ -9% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $2,179.40 | ↓ -4% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $2,307.60 | ↑ +2% |
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Lower Back (Lumbar Spine) CT scan (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $3,985.66 | $226.19 – $8,594.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $3,942.69 | $226.19 – $8,486.97 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $4,664.80 | $300.00 – $300.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,561.04 | $226.19 – $2,779.92 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $4,664.80 | $300.00 – $300.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $4,664.80 | $300.00 – $300.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $4,664.80 | $300.00 – $300.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $3,120.00 | $197.00 – $197.00 |