Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i 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

$342.30

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.

$2,282.00

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.

$5.21 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $667.80 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- 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 CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.21 ↓ -98%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $5.21 ↓ -98%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $34.18 ↓ -90%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $37.58 ↓ -89%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $37.58 ↓ -89%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $37.58 ↓ -89%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $37.58 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $37.58 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $37.58 ↓ -89%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $37.58 ↓ -89%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $37.58 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $37.58 ↓ -89%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $41.34 ↓ -88%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $41.34 ↓ -88%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.34 ↓ -88%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $43.56 ↓ -87%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $43.56 ↓ -87%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $45.23 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $45.92 ↓ -87%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $45.92 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.92 ↓ -87%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $48.85 ↓ -86%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $50.37 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.23 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $53.23 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.75 ↓ -84%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $55.99 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $56.37 ↓ -84%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $67.73 ↓ -80%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $67.73 ↓ -80%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $95.50 ↓ -72%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $97.15 ↓ -72%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $99.64 ↓ -71%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $99.64 ↓ -71%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $115.71 ↓ -66%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $119.57 ↓ -65%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $171.38 ↓ -50%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $445.20 ↑ +30%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $479.42 ↑ +40%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $482.30 ↑ +41%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $519.40 ↑ +52%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $552.79 ↑ +61%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $593.60 ↑ +73%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $593.60 ↑ +73%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $593.60 ↑ +73%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $630.70 ↑ +84%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $667.80 ↑ +95%

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Pq dr cath chg w cont s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,532.23 $97.15 – $1,261.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,515.71 $97.15 – $3,968.91
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $2,195.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $309.23 $146.97 – $550.68
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $2,195.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $2,195.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $2,195.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $847.60 not published

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