Pr hospital ip/obs care initial high level per day 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

$75.60

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.

$504.00

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.

$80.10 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $380.70 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 $80.10 ↑ +6%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $80.10 ↑ +6%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $80.10 ↑ +6%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $112.94 ↑ +49%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $114.90 ↑ +52%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $136.84 ↑ +81%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $140.44 ↑ +86%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.09 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $156.09 ↑ +106%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $157.77 ↑ +109%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $157.77 ↑ +109%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $157.77 ↑ +109%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $157.77 ↑ +109%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $157.77 ↑ +109%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $157.77 ↑ +109%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $157.77 ↑ +109%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $157.77 ↑ +109%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $157.77 ↑ +109%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $157.77 ↑ +109%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $157.77 ↑ +109%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $173.55 ↑ +130%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $173.55 ↑ +130%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $173.55 ↑ +130%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $176.94 ↑ +134%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $178.57 ↑ +136%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $189.32 ↑ +150%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $196.61 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $196.61 ↑ +160%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $204.31 ↑ +170%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $205.10 ↑ +171%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $229.87 ↑ +204%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $236.66 ↑ +213%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $252.01 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $252.01 ↑ +233%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $253.80 ↑ +236%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $264.84 ↑ +250%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $264.84 ↑ +250%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $264.84 ↑ +250%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $271.36 ↑ +259%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $274.95 ↑ +264%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $296.10 ↑ +292%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $315.14 ↑ +317%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $338.40 ↑ +348%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $338.40 ↑ +348%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $338.40 ↑ +348%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $359.55 ↑ +376%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $380.70 ↑ +404%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $383.62 $142.69 – $564.48
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $395.71 $69.30 – $554.40
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $354.45 not published
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $210.92 $295.37 – $416.00
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $80.37 $5.71 – $619.49
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $56.40 $80.10 – $355.84
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $80.37 $80.10 – $320.92
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $279.18 $80.10 – $277.99

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