Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge 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

$12,542.10

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.

$83,614.00

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.

$614.05 with BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV vs $75,252.60 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
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $614.05 ↓ -95%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $614.05 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $614.05 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $614.05 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $614.05 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $614.05 ↓ -95%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $614.05 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $622.65 ↓ -95%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $736.86 ↓ -94%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $790.01 ↓ -94%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $798.27 ↓ -94%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $973.53 ↓ -92%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $973.53 ↓ -92%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $982.48 ↓ -92%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,056.17 ↓ -92%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,105.29 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,159.47 ↓ -91%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,304.53 ↓ -90%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,381.61 ↓ -89%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,900.00 ↓ -69%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,400.00 ↓ -49%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $6,400.00 ↓ -49%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $6,400.00 ↓ -49%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $7,577.00 ↓ -40%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8,588.00 ↓ -32%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $8,731.00 ↓ -30%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $9,505.00 ↓ -24%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,541.00 ↓ -24%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $9,541.00 ↓ -24%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $9,781.00 ↓ -22%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,121.00 ↓ -19%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $10,456.00 ↓ -17%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11,015.00 ↓ -12%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $13,217.00 ↑ +5%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $14,918.00 ↑ +19%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $18,686.00 ↑ +49%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $19,669.00 ↑ +57%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $50,168.40 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54,349.10 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $58,529.80 ↑ +367%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66,891.20 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66,891.20 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66,891.20 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $71,071.90 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $75,252.60 ↑ +500%

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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $8,215.67 $678.70 – $22,162.14
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $678.70 – $1,635.67
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,083.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $9,571.18 $1,026.80 – $17,044.56
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,083.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,083.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,083.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,355.60 not published

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