Mayo thyroglobulin 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

$36.75

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.

$245.00

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.

$2.82 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $187.29 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2.82 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $3.13 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.13 ↓ -91%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $3.50 ↓ -90%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.68 ↓ -90%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3.68 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $4.18 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.24 ↓ -88%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $4.24 ↓ -88%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $4.24 ↓ -88%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $4.24 ↓ -88%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $4.92 ↓ -87%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.09 ↓ -86%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5.51 ↓ -85%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5.94 ↓ -84%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6.32 ↓ -83%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.32 ↓ -83%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.78 ↓ -82%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.78 ↓ -82%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6.78 ↓ -82%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.21 ↓ -80%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.63 ↓ -79%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $8.48 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $8.48 ↓ -77%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $8.48 ↓ -77%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $8.48 ↓ -77%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $16.06 ↓ -56%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $16.06 ↓ -56%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $16.06 ↓ -56%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $16.06 ↓ -56%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $16.06 ↓ -56%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $16.06 ↓ -56%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $16.06 ↓ -56%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $19.27 ↓ -48%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $20.88 ↓ -43%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $25.70 ↓ -30%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $27.62 ↓ -25%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $28.91 ↓ -21%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $36.14 ↓ -2%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $58.91 ↑ +60%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $58.91 ↑ +60%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $97.45 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $140.47 ↑ +282%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.07 ↑ +325%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $187.29 ↑ +410%

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Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $22.26 $8.31 – $46.16
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