Placement bile duct support at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$949.50
Cash price 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.
$6,330.00
Gross charge 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.
$969.25 with MEDI-CAL vs $11,776.00 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $969.25 | ↑ +2% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $969.25 | ↑ +2% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,025.10 | ↑ +8% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $1,128.21 | ↑ +19% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $1,154.38 | ↑ +22% |
| AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $1,230.12 | ↑ +30% |
| NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | $1,332.63 | ↑ +40% |
| OSCAR - ALL PLANS | OSCAR - ALL PLANS | $1,640.16 | ↑ +73% |
| KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,763.17 | ↑ +86% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $1,845.18 | ↑ +94% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $2,306.48 | ↑ +143% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $2,468.70 | ↑ +160% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $3,165.00 | ↑ +233% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,165.00 | ↑ +233% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $3,165.00 | ↑ +233% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $3,376.22 | ↑ +256% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,715.71 | ↑ +291% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $3,715.71 | ↑ +291% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $3,756.64 | ↑ +296% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,756.64 | ↑ +296% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $3,798.00 | ↑ +300% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $4,114.50 | ↑ +333% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $4,114.50 | ↑ +333% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $4,431.00 | ↑ +367% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4,714.58 | ↑ +397% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5,064.00 | ↑ +433% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5,064.00 | ↑ +433% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5,064.00 | ↑ +433% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $5,380.50 | ↑ +467% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $5,502.00 | ↑ +479% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $5,697.00 | ↑ +500% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $5,829.00 | ↑ +514% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $6,070.47 | ↑ +539% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $6,928.00 | ↑ +630% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $7,293.00 | ↑ +668% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $8,715.00 | ↑ +818% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $8,731.00 | ↑ +820% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $9,814.00 | ↑ +934% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $11,776.00 | ↑ +1140% |
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Placement bile duct support at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $20,597.18 | $775.40 – $49,411.02 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | not published | $775.40 – $2,945.77 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $22,139.59 | $775.40 – $50,693.44 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $20,277.38 | $775.40 – $50,693.44 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $15,526.73 | $775.40 – $44,362.08 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $953.74 – $1,667.11 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $1,921.00 – $6,619.00 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | not published | $775.40 – $775.40 |