New Patient Office Visit (level 3) at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$78.75
Cash price 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.
$525.00
Gross charge 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.
$57.20 with MEDI-CAL vs $472.50 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $57.20 | ↓ -27% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $57.20 | ↓ -27% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $57.20 | ↓ -27% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $68.47 | ↓ -13% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| OSCAR - ALL PLANS | OSCAR - ALL PLANS | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $71.62 | ↓ -9% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $78.78 | ↑ +0% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $78.78 | ↑ +0% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $78.78 | ↑ +0% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $80.65 | ↑ +2% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $82.05 | ↑ +4% |
| AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $85.94 | ↑ +9% |
| NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | $93.11 | ↑ +18% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $93.97 | ↑ +19% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $93.97 | ↑ +19% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $97.72 | ↑ +24% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $99.26 | ↑ +26% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $99.26 | ↑ +26% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $99.26 | ↑ +26% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $99.55 | ↑ +26% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $104.35 | ↑ +33% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $107.43 | ↑ +36% |
| KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | $123.19 | ↑ +56% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $153.82 | ↑ +95% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $162.56 | ↑ +106% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $162.56 | ↑ +106% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $201.72 | ↑ +156% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $201.72 | ↑ +156% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $219.61 | ↑ +179% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $315.00 | ↑ +300% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $341.25 | ↑ +333% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $367.50 | ↑ +367% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $391.13 | ↑ +397% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $420.00 | ↑ +433% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $420.00 | ↑ +433% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $420.00 | ↑ +433% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $446.25 | ↑ +467% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $472.50 | ↑ +500% |
Visitor-reported prices
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New Patient Office Visit (level 3) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $116.71 | $101.90 – $232.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $642.42 | $66.96 – $226.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $155.37 | $82.05 – $335.00 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $175.16 | $39.84 – $150.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $142.30 | $82.05 – $328.30 |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg | $475.83 | not published |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $109.65 | not published |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $198.75 | $82.05 – $554.32 |