Osteot dsc ant 1vrt sgm ea 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

$177.00

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.

$1,180.00

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.

$40.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $780.76 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -77%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $40.00 ↓ -77%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -77%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $56.40 ↓ -68%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $306.58 ↑ +73%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $306.58 ↑ +73%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $306.58 ↑ +73%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $306.58 ↑ +73%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $306.58 ↑ +73%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $306.58 ↑ +73%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $306.58 ↑ +73%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $306.58 ↑ +73%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $306.58 ↑ +73%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.58 ↑ +73%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $336.11 ↑ +90%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $337.24 ↑ +91%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $337.24 ↑ +91%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $337.24 ↑ +91%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $398.55 ↑ +125%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $426.15 ↑ +141%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $444.58 ↑ +151%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $444.58 ↑ +151%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $446.69 ↑ +152%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $459.87 ↑ +160%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $489.81 ↑ +177%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $489.81 ↑ +177%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $489.81 ↑ +177%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $585.78 ↑ +231%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $619.04 ↑ +250%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $619.04 ↑ +250%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $780.76 ↑ +341%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $780.76 ↑ +341%

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Osteot dsc ant 1vrt sgm ea at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $349.47 – $1,327.62
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $349.47 – $1,327.62
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $224.20 $10.56 – $766.45
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $224.20 $65.00 – $766.45
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $778.80 $301.90 – $619.04
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $354.00 $61.06 – $795.48
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $82.60 $61.06 – $766.45
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $200.60 $61.06 – $795.48

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