Mopath procedure level 5 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

$135.00

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.

$900.00

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.

$74.70 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $2,055.67 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 $74.70 ↓ -45%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $83.03 ↓ -38%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.03 ↓ -38%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $92.88 ↓ -31%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $97.76 ↓ -28%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $97.76 ↓ -28%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $110.93 ↓ -18%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $112.50 ↓ -17%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $112.50 ↓ -17%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $112.50 ↓ -17%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $112.50 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $135.00 ↑ +0%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $146.25 ↑ +8%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $157.50 ↑ +17%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $167.58 ↑ +24%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $167.63 ↑ +24%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $180.00 ↑ +33%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $180.00 ↑ +33%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $180.00 ↑ +33%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $191.25 ↑ +42%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $202.50 ↑ +50%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $225.00 ↑ +67%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $225.00 ↑ +67%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $225.00 ↑ +67%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $225.00 ↑ +67%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $274.83 ↑ +104%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $274.83 ↑ +104%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $274.83 ↑ +104%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $274.83 ↑ +104%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $274.83 ↑ +104%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $274.83 ↑ +104%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $274.83 ↑ +104%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $319.90 ↑ +137%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $329.80 ↑ +144%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $357.28 ↑ +165%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $439.73 ↑ +226%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $472.71 ↑ +250%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $494.69 ↑ +266%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $532.35 ↑ +294%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $618.37 ↑ +358%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $816.38 ↑ +505%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $816.38 ↑ +505%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,541.73 ↑ +1042%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,713.03 ↑ +1169%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,055.67 ↑ +1423%

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Mopath procedure level 5 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $333.90 $153.63 – $789.77
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $330.30 $153.63 – $789.77
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $627.20 $120.00 – $120.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $394.20 $171.00 – $729.21
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $627.20 $120.00 – $120.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $627.20 $120.00 – $120.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $627.20 $120.00 – $120.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $627.20 $120.00 – $120.00

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