Off/op cnsltj new/est mod 40 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

$72.75

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.

$485.00

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.

$105.91 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $379.93 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $105.91 ↑ +46%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $117.71 ↑ +62%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $117.71 ↑ +62%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $131.68 ↑ +81%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $133.44 ↑ +83%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $136.90 ↑ +88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $138.61 ↑ +91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.61 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $148.27 ↑ +104%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $148.27 ↑ +104%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $154.08 ↑ +112%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $155.60 ↑ +114%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $159.50 ↑ +119%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $159.50 ↑ +119%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $159.50 ↑ +119%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $159.50 ↑ +119%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $191.40 ↑ +163%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $193.84 ↑ +166%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $193.84 ↑ +166%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $207.35 ↑ +185%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $222.29 ↑ +206%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $222.29 ↑ +206%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $222.29 ↑ +206%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $223.30 ↑ +207%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $237.59 ↑ +227%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $237.66 ↑ +227%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $255.20 ↑ +251%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $255.20 ↑ +251%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $255.20 ↑ +251%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $271.15 ↑ +273%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $287.10 ↑ +295%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $313.43 ↑ +331%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $319.00 ↑ +338%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $379.93 ↑ +422%

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Off/op cnsltj new/est mod 40 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $319.02 $123.92 – $469.42
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $121.03 $134.00 – $235.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $76.57 $4.41 – $626.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $70.50 $189.09 – $470.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $59.47 $174.98 – $525.84
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $95.60 $478.00 – $616.62
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $265.98 $20.67 – $363.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake $62.28 $173.00 – $285.45

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