Platelet pheresis irr ea 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

$89.25

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.

$595.00

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.

$197.54 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $2,135.54 with CENTIVO - 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 EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $197.54 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $219.56 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $219.56 ↑ +146%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $248.89 ↑ +179%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $276.56 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $276.56 ↑ +210%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $287.39 ↑ +222%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $294.53 ↑ +230%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $297.50 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $297.50 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $297.50 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $297.50 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $309.40 ↑ +247%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $309.40 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $357.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $386.75 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $416.50 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $443.16 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $443.28 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $476.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $476.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $476.00 ↑ +433%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $486.21 ↑ +445%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $505.75 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $535.50 ↑ +500%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $595.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $595.00 ↑ +567%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $595.00 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $595.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $949.13 ↑ +963%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $949.13 ↑ +963%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $949.13 ↑ +963%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $949.13 ↑ +963%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $949.13 ↑ +963%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $949.13 ↑ +963%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $949.13 ↑ +963%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,138.96 ↑ +1176%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,233.87 ↑ +1282%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,446.00 ↑ +1520%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $1,518.61 ↑ +1602%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,632.50 ↑ +1729%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,708.43 ↑ +1814%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,715.00 ↑ +1822%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,805.00 ↑ +1922%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $2,135.54 ↑ +2293%

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Platelet pheresis irr ea at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,717.58 $417.71 – $2,939.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,688.28 $417.71 – $2,902.46
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $572.10 $222.23 – $841.82
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,587.31 $176.82 – $842.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $3,604.49 $417.71 – $1,008.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $444.15 $417.71 – $2,527.01
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $424.64 $380.50 – $4,018.00
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley $723.76 $417.71 – $1,301.44

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