Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$1,650.60

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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.

$11,004.00

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.

$62.25 with CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $9,903.60 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $62.25 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $62.25 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $112.00 ↓ -93%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $112.00 ↓ -93%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $112.00 ↓ -93%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $112.00 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $112.00 ↓ -93%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $112.00 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $112.00 ↓ -93%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $112.00 ↓ -93%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $112.00 ↓ -93%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $123.20 ↓ -93%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $123.20 ↓ -93%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $123.20 ↓ -93%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $145.60 ↓ -91%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.31 ↓ -91%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $156.31 ↓ -91%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $156.31 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $163.18 ↓ -90%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $166.88 ↓ -90%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $168.00 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $209.37 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $217.43 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $217.43 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $221.25 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $221.25 ↓ -87%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $291.24 ↓ -82%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $371.37 ↓ -78%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $443.00 ↓ -73%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $443.00 ↓ -73%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $443.00 ↓ -73%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,839.15 ↑ +11%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $1,839.15 ↑ +11%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $2,206.98 ↑ +34%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $3,050.97 ↑ +85%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,163.34 ↑ +92%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $3,633.70 ↑ +120%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,137.12 ↑ +272%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,602.40 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,152.60 ↑ +333%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $7,444.00 ↑ +351%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,702.80 ↑ +367%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,803.20 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,803.20 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8,803.20 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $9,353.40 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $9,903.60 ↑ +500%

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,711.20 $1,325.00 – $1,325.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,711.20 $1,325.00 – $1,325.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $7,218.40 $1,947.00 – $1,947.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $4,711.20 $1,325.00 – $1,325.00

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