Pr management transitional care high w/in 7 days of discharge 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

$69.60

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.

$464.00

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.

$145.75 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $588.26 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $145.75 ↑ +109%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $161.99 ↑ +133%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $161.99 ↑ +133%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $168.65 ↑ +142%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $168.65 ↑ +142%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $168.65 ↑ +142%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $168.65 ↑ +142%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $168.65 ↑ +142%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $168.65 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $168.65 ↑ +142%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $168.65 ↑ +142%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $168.65 ↑ +142%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $171.24 ↑ +146%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $171.24 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $181.22 ↑ +160%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $183.63 ↑ +164%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $185.52 ↑ +167%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $185.52 ↑ +167%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $185.52 ↑ +167%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $186.53 ↑ +168%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $190.75 ↑ +174%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $190.75 ↑ +174%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $203.33 ↑ +192%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $203.33 ↑ +192%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $204.05 ↑ +193%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $204.05 ↑ +193%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $205.48 ↑ +195%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $212.04 ↑ +205%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $219.25 ↑ +215%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $245.72 ↑ +253%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $252.98 ↑ +263%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $263.40 ↑ +278%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $285.35 ↑ +310%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $294.53 ↑ +323%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $307.30 ↑ +342%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $327.06 ↑ +370%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $351.20 ↑ +405%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $351.20 ↑ +405%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $351.20 ↑ +405%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $373.15 ↑ +436%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $395.10 ↑ +468%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $439.00 ↑ +531%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $439.00 ↑ +531%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $464.00 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $464.00 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $522.85 ↑ +651%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $588.26 ↑ +745%

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