Pharmacologic management w/psytx 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

$17.10

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.

$114.00

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.

$31.01 with CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS vs $160.74 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL — 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
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $31.01 ↑ +81%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $31.01 ↑ +81%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $32.93 ↑ +93%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $32.93 ↑ +93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.93 ↑ +93%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $49.46 ↑ +189%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $79.80 ↑ +367%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $85.50 ↑ +400%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $85.50 ↑ +400%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $91.20 ↑ +433%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $114.00 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $114.00 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $114.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $130.14 ↑ +661%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $130.94 ↑ +666%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $130.94 ↑ +666%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.53 ↑ +704%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $137.53 ↑ +704%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $160.74 ↑ +840%

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Pharmacologic management w/psytx at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $78.96 not published
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $78.96 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $78.96 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $78.96 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $239.20 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $239.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $78.96 not published
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $239.20 not published

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