Mayo barbiturates definitive assay confirmation urine 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

$54.60

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.

$364.00

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.

$0.05 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $125.63 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $0.05 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $10.70 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $11.89 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.89 ↓ -78%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $13.30 ↓ -76%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $14.00 ↓ -74%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.00 ↓ -74%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $15.89 ↓ -71%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.12 ↓ -70%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $16.12 ↓ -70%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $16.12 ↓ -70%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $16.12 ↓ -70%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $16.76 ↓ -69%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $16.76 ↓ -69%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $19.34 ↓ -65%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $20.95 ↓ -62%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.56 ↓ -59%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.00 ↓ -56%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $24.01 ↓ -56%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $25.78 ↓ -53%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $25.78 ↓ -53%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $25.78 ↓ -53%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $27.40 ↓ -50%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $29.01 ↓ -47%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $32.23 ↓ -41%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $32.23 ↓ -41%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $38.39 ↓ -30%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $43.19 ↓ -21%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $94.22 ↑ +73%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $104.69 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $125.63 ↑ +130%

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Mayo barbiturates definitive assay confirmation urine at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $134.96 $29.00 – $29.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $134.96 $29.00 – $29.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $134.96 $29.00 – $29.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $134.96 $29.00 – $29.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $94.64 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $94.64 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $134.96 $29.00 – $29.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $67.61 $2.46 – $5.82

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