MRI breast c-+ w/cad uni 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

$340.95

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.

$2,273.00

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.

$21.16 with BLUE CROSS MCS 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
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $21.16 ↓ -94%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.16 ↓ -94%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $54.81 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $54.81 ↓ -84%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $96.47 ↓ -72%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $98.94 ↓ -71%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $98.94 ↓ -71%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $98.94 ↓ -71%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $98.94 ↓ -71%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $98.94 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $98.94 ↓ -71%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $98.94 ↓ -71%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $98.94 ↓ -71%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $98.94 ↓ -71%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $108.83 ↓ -68%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $108.83 ↓ -68%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $108.83 ↓ -68%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $128.62 ↓ -62%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $137.76 ↓ -60%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.76 ↓ -60%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $137.76 ↓ -60%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.16 ↓ -58%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $147.42 ↓ -57%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $148.41 ↓ -56%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $153.86 ↓ -55%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $155.94 ↓ -54%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $164.79 ↓ -52%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $164.79 ↓ -52%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $331.54 ↓ -3%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $331.54 ↓ -3%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $358.36 ↑ +5%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $358.36 ↑ +5%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $392.00 ↑ +15%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $430.03 ↑ +26%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $517.80 ↑ +52%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $553.74 ↑ +62%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $616.38 ↑ +81%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $616.70 ↑ +81%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $774.60 ↑ +127%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $839.15 ↑ +146%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $903.70 ↑ +165%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,032.80 ↑ +203%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,032.80 ↑ +203%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,032.80 ↑ +203%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,097.35 ↑ +222%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,161.90 ↑ +241%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,698.00 ↑ +398%

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MRI breast c-+ w/cad uni at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,576.26 $547.04 – $2,199.96
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $4,160.80 $517.00 – $517.00

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