Peritoneogram rs&i 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

$12.75

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.

$85.00

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.

$3.51 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $702.78 with UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-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
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.51 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3.51 ↓ -72%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $22.10 ↑ +73%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $22.10 ↑ +73%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $22.10 ↑ +73%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.10 ↑ +73%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $22.10 ↑ +73%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $22.10 ↑ +73%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.10 ↑ +73%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $22.10 ↑ +73%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $22.10 ↑ +73%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $23.01 ↑ +80%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.31 ↑ +91%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $24.31 ↑ +91%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $24.31 ↑ +91%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $28.73 ↑ +125%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $29.11 ↑ +128%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $29.11 ↑ +128%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.61 ↑ +140%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $30.61 ↑ +140%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $30.61 ↑ +140%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.20 ↑ +153%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $32.93 ↑ +158%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $33.15 ↑ +160%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $33.32 ↑ +161%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $34.53 ↑ +171%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $34.53 ↑ +171%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $34.53 ↑ +171%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $35.21 ↑ +176%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.21 ↑ +176%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $48.69 ↑ +282%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $702.78 ↑ +5412%

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Peritoneogram rs&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $561.33 $49.53 – $2,533.41
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $555.28 $49.53 – $2,533.41
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,758.40 $731.00 – $731.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,758.40 $731.00 – $731.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,758.40 $731.00 – $731.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,758.40 $731.00 – $731.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,435.20 $498.00 – $498.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $1,435.20 $498.00 – $498.00

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