MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont 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

$652.65

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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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$4,351.00

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.

$17.90 with BLUE CROSS MCS vs $3,915.90 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $17.90 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.90 ↓ -97%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $66.75 ↓ -90%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $66.75 ↓ -90%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $121.87 ↓ -81%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $122.94 ↓ -81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $122.94 ↓ -81%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $122.94 ↓ -81%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $122.94 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $122.94 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $122.94 ↓ -81%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $122.94 ↓ -81%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $122.94 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $122.94 ↓ -81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.23 ↓ -79%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $135.23 ↓ -79%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $135.23 ↓ -79%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $153.86 ↓ -76%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $159.82 ↓ -76%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $167.44 ↓ -74%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $167.44 ↓ -74%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $167.44 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $179.12 ↓ -73%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $183.18 ↓ -72%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $184.41 ↓ -72%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $221.02 ↓ -66%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $233.57 ↓ -64%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $233.57 ↓ -64%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $361.03 ↓ -45%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $361.03 ↓ -45%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -31%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $448.71 ↓ -31%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $480.00 ↓ -26%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $538.45 ↓ -17%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $560.51 ↓ -14%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $667.57 ↑ +2%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $771.78 ↑ +18%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $805.12 ↑ +23%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,698.00 ↑ +160%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,610.60 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,828.15 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,045.70 ↑ +367%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,480.80 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,480.80 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3,480.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,698.35 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3,915.90 ↑ +500%

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MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $467.46 $361.03 – $1,356.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $462.42 $361.03 – $1,356.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $6,087.20 $525.00 – $525.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $544.44 $335.61 – $1,243.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $6,087.20 $525.00 – $525.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,087.20 $525.00 – $525.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,087.20 $525.00 – $525.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,808.00 $343.00 – $343.00

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