Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple 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

$306.45

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$2,043.00

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.

$75.76 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $3,868.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $75.76 ↓ -75%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $75.76 ↓ -75%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $75.76 ↓ -75%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.76 ↓ -75%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $90.23 ↓ -71%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $106.82 ↓ -65%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $146.71 ↓ -52%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $178.48 ↓ -42%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $178.48 ↓ -42%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $178.48 ↓ -42%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $178.48 ↓ -42%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $178.48 ↓ -42%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $178.48 ↓ -42%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $178.48 ↓ -42%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $178.48 ↓ -42%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $178.48 ↓ -42%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $196.33 ↓ -36%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $196.33 ↓ -36%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $196.33 ↓ -36%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $230.71 ↓ -25%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $230.71 ↓ -25%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $232.02 ↓ -24%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $237.31 ↓ -23%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $241.66 ↓ -21%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $241.66 ↓ -21%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $241.66 ↓ -21%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $248.09 ↓ -19%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $250.79 ↓ -18%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $250.79 ↓ -18%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $260.05 ↓ -15%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $267.72 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $280.59 ↓ -8%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $280.59 ↓ -8%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $522.85 ↑ +71%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $522.85 ↑ +71%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $627.42 ↑ +105%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $899.30 ↑ +193%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,225.80 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,327.95 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,430.10 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,522.04 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,634.40 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,634.40 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,634.40 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,736.55 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,838.70 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,868.00 ↑ +1162%

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Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $463.38 $108.67 – $999.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $458.39 $108.67 – $986.71
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,108.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $216.63 $140.94 – $936.40
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,108.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,108.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,108.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,003.60 not published

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