Pr discharge day management hospital ip/obs > 30 min on encounter date 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

$42.30

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.

$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.

$53.40 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $253.80 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $53.40 ↑ +26%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $53.40 ↑ +26%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $53.40 ↑ +26%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $75.29 ↑ +78%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $76.60 ↑ +81%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $91.23 ↑ +116%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $93.62 ↑ +121%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $94.10 ↑ +122%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $104.06 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $104.06 ↑ +146%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $108.65 ↑ +157%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $108.65 ↑ +157%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $108.65 ↑ +157%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $108.65 ↑ +157%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $108.65 ↑ +157%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $108.65 ↑ +157%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $108.65 ↑ +157%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $108.65 ↑ +157%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $108.65 ↑ +157%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $108.65 ↑ +157%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $108.65 ↑ +157%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $117.96 ↑ +179%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $119.52 ↑ +183%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $119.52 ↑ +183%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $119.52 ↑ +183%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $130.38 ↑ +208%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $131.07 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $131.07 ↑ +210%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $134.17 ↑ +217%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $134.17 ↑ +217%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $136.21 ↑ +222%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $140.08 ↑ +231%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $140.08 ↑ +231%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $140.08 ↑ +231%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $141.25 ↑ +234%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $158.30 ↑ +274%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $162.98 ↑ +285%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $169.20 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $183.30 ↑ +333%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $186.88 ↑ +342%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $197.40 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $210.09 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $225.60 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $225.60 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $225.60 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $239.70 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +500%

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Pr discharge day management hospital ip/obs > 30 min on encounter date at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $194.48 $75.55 – $286.16
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $151.09 $196.92 – $298.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $53.58 $3.02 – $178.38
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $37.95 $53.40 – $192.93
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $53.58 $53.40 – $229.35
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $186.12 $53.40 – $158.32
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $84.60 $53.40 – $176.62
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville $55.66 $50.60 – $417.45

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