Mopath procedure level 7 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.

$12.62 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $2,748.80 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 $12.62 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $14.02 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.02 ↓ -90%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $15.69 ↓ -88%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.51 ↓ -88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $16.51 ↓ -88%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $18.73 ↓ -86%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.00 ↓ -86%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $19.00 ↓ -86%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $19.00 ↓ -86%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $19.00 ↓ -86%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $22.80 ↓ -83%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $24.70 ↓ -82%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $26.60 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.30 ↓ -79%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $28.31 ↓ -79%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $30.40 ↓ -77%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $30.40 ↓ -77%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $30.40 ↓ -77%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $32.30 ↓ -76%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $34.20 ↓ -75%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $38.00 ↓ -72%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $38.00 ↓ -72%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $38.00 ↓ -72%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $38.00 ↓ -72%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $282.88 ↑ +110%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $282.88 ↑ +110%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $282.88 ↑ +110%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $282.88 ↑ +110%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $282.88 ↑ +110%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $282.88 ↑ +110%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $282.88 ↑ +110%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $303.19 ↑ +125%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $329.27 ↑ +144%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $339.46 ↑ +151%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $367.74 ↑ +172%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $452.61 ↑ +235%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $486.55 ↑ +260%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $509.18 ↑ +277%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $636.48 ↑ +371%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $840.29 ↑ +522%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $840.29 ↑ +522%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2,061.57 ↑ +1427%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,290.63 ↑ +1597%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,748.80 ↑ +1936%

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Mopath procedure level 7 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $333.90 $153.63 – $812.89
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $330.30 $153.63 – $812.89
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,136.80 $125.00 – $125.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $394.20 $186.14 – $750.56
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,136.80 $125.00 – $125.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,136.80 $125.00 – $125.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,136.80 $125.00 – $125.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,136.80 $125.00 – $125.00

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