Postpartum Care Only 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

$87.45

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.

$583.00

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.

$124.70 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $822.03 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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $124.70 ↑ +43%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $153.93 ↑ +76%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $153.93 ↑ +76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $153.93 ↑ +76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $153.93 ↑ +76%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $153.93 ↑ +76%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $153.93 ↑ +76%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $153.93 ↑ +76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $153.93 ↑ +76%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $153.93 ↑ +76%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $153.93 ↑ +76%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $169.32 ↑ +94%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $169.32 ↑ +94%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $169.32 ↑ +94%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $170.30 ↑ +95%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $170.30 ↑ +95%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $187.85 ↑ +115%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $187.85 ↑ +115%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $187.85 ↑ +115%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $200.11 ↑ +129%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $213.96 ↑ +145%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $217.98 ↑ +149%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $224.28 ↑ +156%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $230.35 ↑ +163%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $230.35 ↑ +163%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $230.90 ↑ +164%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $353.32 ↑ +304%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $353.32 ↑ +304%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $583.00 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $583.00 ↑ +567%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $583.00 ↑ +567%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $822.03 ↑ +840%

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Postpartum Care Only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $147.81 $172.20 – $284.13
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $170.43 $4.05 – $1,166.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $110.77 $151.14 – $979.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $592.02 $151.48 – $845.35
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $269.10 $109.77 – $583.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $62.79 $146.13 – $641.30
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $238.00 $151.48 – $1,016.30
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $242.19 $124.70 – $1,157.13

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