Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 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

$11.10

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.

$74.00

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.

$30.55 with UHC JLL CSP vs $1,698.00 with HERITAGE/HPN COMM — 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
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $30.55 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.15 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $32.15 ↑ +190%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $36.48 ↑ +229%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $37.00 ↑ +233%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $37.20 ↑ +235%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $37.20 ↑ +235%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $37.20 ↑ +235%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $37.20 ↑ +235%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $37.20 ↑ +235%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $37.20 ↑ +235%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $37.20 ↑ +235%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $38.48 ↑ +247%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $38.48 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $44.40 ↑ +300%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $44.64 ↑ +302%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $48.10 ↑ +333%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $48.36 ↑ +336%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $51.80 ↑ +367%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $54.20 ↑ +388%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.12 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $59.20 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $59.20 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $59.20 ↑ +433%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $59.52 ↑ +436%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $62.90 ↑ +467%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $63.98 ↑ +476%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $66.60 ↑ +500%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $66.96 ↑ +503%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $75.40 ↑ +579%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $81.23 ↑ +632%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $83.70 ↑ +654%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.78 ↑ +655%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $90.18 ↑ +712%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.18 ↑ +712%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $100.54 ↑ +806%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $800.00 ↑ +7107%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $800.00 ↑ +7107%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $800.00 ↑ +7107%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,698.00 ↑ +15197%

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Mr sfty implt&/fb asmt stf 1 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $30.43 $41.00 – $65.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $30.10 $41.00 – $81.18
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $72.80 $32.00 – $32.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $72.80 $32.00 – $32.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $72.80 $32.00 – $32.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $72.80 $32.00 – $32.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $72.80 $32.00 – $32.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $24.93 $4.90 – $36.86

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