Ol dig e/m svc 11-20 min 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

$15.09

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.

$100.58

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.

$22.59 with FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS vs $119.79 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
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.59 ↑ +50%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $22.59 ↑ +50%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $22.59 ↑ +50%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $22.59 ↑ +50%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $22.59 ↑ +50%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $22.59 ↑ +50%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $22.59 ↑ +50%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.59 ↑ +50%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $22.59 ↑ +50%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $22.59 ↑ +50%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $22.59 ↑ +50%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $24.85 ↑ +65%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.85 ↑ +65%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $24.85 ↑ +65%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $25.76 ↑ +71%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $26.40 ↑ +75%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $27.11 ↑ +80%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $29.37 ↑ +95%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $31.40 ↑ +108%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.91 ↑ +118%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $33.30 ↑ +121%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $33.30 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $33.39 ↑ +121%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $33.89 ↑ +125%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $35.25 ↑ +134%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $35.25 ↑ +134%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.25 ↑ +134%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $37.11 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.11 ↑ +146%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $38.85 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $42.07 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $46.75 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $46.75 ↑ +210%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $60.35 ↑ +300%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $62.00 ↑ +311%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $62.00 ↑ +311%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $65.38 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $70.41 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $74.93 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $80.46 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $80.46 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $80.46 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $85.49 ↑ +467%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $87.42 ↑ +479%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $90.52 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $100.58 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $119.79 ↑ +694%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $13.87 $0.76 – $124.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $8.25 $24.15 – $59.72
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $11.78 $22.46 – $104.16
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $48.18 $20.67 – $89.90
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $45.60 $22.46 – $62.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $5.11 $22.46 – $74.40
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $12.41 $22.46 – $93.00
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