Lymphatics/lymph node imaging 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

$407.55

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.

$2,717.00

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.

$54.59 with GEM CARE- ALL PLANS vs $1,227.60 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.

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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 $54.59 ↓ -87%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $54.59 ↓ -87%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $54.59 ↓ -87%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $54.59 ↓ -87%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $54.59 ↓ -87%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $54.59 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $54.59 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $54.59 ↓ -87%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $54.59 ↓ -87%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $56.33 ↓ -86%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $60.05 ↓ -85%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.05 ↓ -85%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $60.05 ↓ -85%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $70.97 ↓ -83%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $73.31 ↓ -82%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $73.31 ↓ -82%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $75.88 ↓ -81%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $76.53 ↓ -81%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $76.53 ↓ -81%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $76.53 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $79.54 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.19 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $80.19 ↓ -80%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $81.34 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $81.89 ↓ -80%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $104.43 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $106.86 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $106.86 ↓ -74%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $189.55 ↓ -53%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $189.55 ↓ -53%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $216.00 ↓ -47%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $271.89 ↓ -33%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $323.82 ↓ -21%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $698.35 ↑ +71%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $698.35 ↑ +71%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $818.40 ↑ +101%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $838.02 ↑ +106%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $886.60 ↑ +118%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $954.80 ↑ +134%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,000.07 ↑ +145%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,016.18 ↑ +149%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,091.20 ↑ +168%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,091.20 ↑ +168%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,091.20 ↑ +168%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,159.40 ↑ +184%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,201.16 ↑ +195%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,227.60 ↑ +201%

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Lymphatics/lymph node imaging at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $812.49 $271.89 – $2,565.73
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $803.73 $271.89 – $2,565.73
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,393.60 $719.00 – $719.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,946.91 $411.34 – $3,467.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,393.60 $719.00 – $719.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,393.60 $719.00 – $719.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,393.60 $719.00 – $719.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,033.20 $489.00 – $489.00

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