Ot evaluation high complexity patient/family 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

$132.90

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.

$886.00

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.

$106.06 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $797.40 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.

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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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $106.06 ↓ -20%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $106.06 ↓ -20%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $106.06 ↓ -20%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $106.06 ↓ -20%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $106.06 ↓ -20%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $106.06 ↓ -20%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $106.06 ↓ -20%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $127.27 ↓ -4%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $137.88 ↑ +4%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $146.36 ↑ +10%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $169.70 ↑ +28%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $180.36 ↑ +36%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $180.36 ↑ +36%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $182.42 ↑ +37%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $190.91 ↑ +44%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $203.00 ↑ +53%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $214.81 ↑ +62%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $238.64 ↑ +80%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $241.68 ↑ +82%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $254.00 ↑ +91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $267.00 ↑ +101%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $335.00 ↑ +152%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $340.55 ↑ +156%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $373.00 ↑ +181%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $373.00 ↑ +181%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $427.94 ↑ +222%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $443.00 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $443.00 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $443.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $443.00 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $460.72 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $460.72 ↑ +247%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $482.00 ↑ +263%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $531.60 ↑ +300%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $543.00 ↑ +309%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $575.90 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $620.20 ↑ +367%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $652.00 ↑ +391%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $659.89 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $660.07 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $708.80 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $708.80 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $708.80 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $753.10 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $797.40 ↑ +500%

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