Mopath procedure level 9 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

$291.45

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.

$1,943.00

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.

$146.74 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $25,895.69 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 $146.74 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $163.10 ↓ -44%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $163.10 ↓ -44%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $182.46 ↓ -37%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $192.05 ↓ -34%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $192.05 ↓ -34%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $217.91 ↓ -25%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $221.00 ↓ -24%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $221.00 ↓ -24%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $221.00 ↓ -24%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $221.00 ↓ -24%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $265.20 ↓ -9%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $287.30 ↓ -1%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $309.40 ↑ +6%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $329.20 ↑ +13%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $329.29 ↑ +13%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $353.60 ↑ +21%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $353.60 ↑ +21%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $353.60 ↑ +21%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $375.70 ↑ +29%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $397.80 ↑ +36%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $442.00 ↑ +52%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $442.00 ↑ +52%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $442.00 ↑ +52%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $442.00 ↑ +52%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $2,000.00 ↑ +586%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $2,328.00 ↑ +699%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,400.00 ↑ +723%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $2,600.00 ↑ +792%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $3,200.00 ↑ +998%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,440.00 ↑ +1080%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $3,600.00 ↑ +1135%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $3,650.40 ↑ +1152%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $4,500.00 ↑ +1444%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $5,941.00 ↑ +1938%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $5,941.00 ↑ +1938%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $19,421.43 ↑ +6564%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $21,579.40 ↑ +7304%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $25,895.69 ↑ +8785%

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Mopath procedure level 9 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $287.99 $153.63 – $5,747.30
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $284.89 $153.63 – $5,747.30
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,569.60 $875.00 – $875.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,569.60 $875.00 – $875.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,569.60 $875.00 – $875.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,569.60 $875.00 – $875.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,569.60 $875.00 – $875.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $757.35 $400.00 – $3,300.00

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