Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 5/> 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

$12.60

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.

$84.00

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.

$30.33 with GEM CARE- ALL PLANS vs $57.38 with BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER 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.

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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
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $30.33 ↑ +141%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $30.33 ↑ +141%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $30.33 ↑ +141%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $30.33 ↑ +141%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $30.33 ↑ +141%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $30.33 ↑ +141%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $30.33 ↑ +141%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $30.33 ↑ +141%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $30.33 ↑ +141%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $30.33 ↑ +141%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $31.45 ↑ +150%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $31.45 ↑ +150%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $31.45 ↑ +150%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $33.36 ↑ +165%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $33.36 ↑ +165%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.36 ↑ +165%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $34.97 ↑ +178%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $39.43 ↑ +213%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $42.16 ↑ +235%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $44.19 ↑ +251%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $44.34 ↑ +252%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $45.50 ↑ +261%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $45.93 ↑ +265%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $45.93 ↑ +265%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $48.23 ↑ +283%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.23 ↑ +283%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $48.23 ↑ +283%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $51.04 ↑ +305%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $51.04 ↑ +305%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $54.30 ↑ +331%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $57.38 ↑ +355%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.38 ↑ +355%

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Ntrprof ph1/ntrnet/ehr 5/> at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $15.96 $1.04 – $62.90
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $11.40 $31.45 – $61.31
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $15.96 $30.16 – $57.38
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $55.44 $20.67 – $57.38
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $36.30 $30.16 – $57.38
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $6.16 $30.16 – $60.32
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $14.28 $30.16 – $57.38
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $22.68 $30.33 – $523.31

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