Mopath procedure level 8 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

$126.94

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.

$846.27

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.

$37.18 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $22,158.77 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 $37.18 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $41.33 ↓ -67%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.33 ↓ -67%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $46.23 ↓ -64%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.66 ↓ -62%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $48.66 ↓ -62%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $55.22 ↓ -56%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.00 ↓ -56%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $56.00 ↓ -56%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $56.00 ↓ -56%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $56.00 ↓ -56%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $67.20 ↓ -47%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $72.80 ↓ -43%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $78.40 ↓ -38%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.42 ↓ -34%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $83.44 ↓ -34%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $89.60 ↓ -29%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $89.60 ↓ -29%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $89.60 ↓ -29%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $95.20 ↓ -25%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $100.80 ↓ -21%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $112.00 ↓ -12%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $112.00 ↓ -12%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $112.00 ↓ -12%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $112.00 ↓ -12%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $846.27 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $846.27 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $846.27 ↑ +567%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $846.27 ↑ +567%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $846.27 ↑ +567%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $846.27 ↑ +567%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $846.27 ↑ +567%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $985.06 ↑ +676%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,015.52 ↑ +700%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,100.15 ↑ +767%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $1,354.03 ↑ +967%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,455.58 ↑ +1047%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,523.29 ↑ +1100%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,904.11 ↑ +1400%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $2,513.87 ↑ +1880%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $2,513.87 ↑ +1880%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $3,650.40 ↑ +2776%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $16,618.79 ↑ +12992%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $18,465.35 ↑ +14447%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $22,158.77 ↑ +17356%

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Mopath procedure level 8 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $242.39 $153.63 – $2,431.90
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $239.78 $153.63 – $2,431.90
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,932.00 $370.00 – $370.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,932.00 $370.00 – $370.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,932.00 $370.00 – $370.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,932.00 $370.00 – $370.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $1,932.00 $370.00 – $370.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $153.71 $112.34 – $1,396.35

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