Pr ecg external < 48 hours continuous recording/storage r&i by a phys/qhp 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

$9.90

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.

$66.00

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.

$18.26 with HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV vs $59.95 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER 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
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $18.26 ↑ +84%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $18.26 ↑ +84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.26 ↑ +84%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $18.26 ↑ +84%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.26 ↑ +84%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $18.26 ↑ +84%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $18.26 ↑ +84%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $18.26 ↑ +84%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $18.26 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $18.26 ↑ +84%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $20.09 ↑ +103%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.09 ↑ +103%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $20.09 ↑ +103%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $23.74 ↑ +140%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $25.08 ↑ +153%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $25.08 ↑ +153%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $25.08 ↑ +153%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $25.38 ↑ +156%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.60 ↑ +169%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $27.39 ↑ +177%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $28.33 ↑ +186%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $33.43 ↑ +238%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $33.43 ↑ +238%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.79 ↑ +251%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $34.79 ↑ +251%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $34.79 ↑ +251%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $35.36 ↑ +257%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $52.94 ↑ +435%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $55.95 ↑ +465%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.95 ↑ +465%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $59.95 ↑ +506%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $59.95 ↑ +506%

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Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $28.00 $22.55 – $53.35
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ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $9.30 $19.82 – $67.86
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