Pr visit complexity e&m service serious/complex condition 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

$7.08

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.

$47.20

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.

$0.05 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $56.22 with HEALTHNET 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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $0.05 ↓ -99%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $14.57 ↑ +106%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $14.57 ↑ +106%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.57 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $14.57 ↑ +106%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $14.57 ↑ +106%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $14.57 ↑ +106%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $14.57 ↑ +106%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $14.57 ↑ +106%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $14.57 ↑ +106%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $14.57 ↑ +106%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $14.57 ↑ +106%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $15.67 ↑ +121%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $16.03 ↑ +126%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.03 ↑ +126%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.03 ↑ +126%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.42 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $17.42 ↑ +146%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17.48 ↑ +147%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $18.94 ↑ +168%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $19.48 ↑ +175%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $19.50 ↑ +175%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $19.50 ↑ +175%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $19.74 ↑ +179%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $20.25 ↑ +186%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.51 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $20.51 ↑ +190%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.23 ↑ +200%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $21.86 ↑ +209%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.94 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $21.94 ↑ +210%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $25.06 ↑ +254%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $28.32 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $30.68 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $33.04 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $35.16 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $37.76 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $37.76 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $37.76 ↑ +433%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $39.00 ↑ +451%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $39.00 ↑ +451%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $39.00 ↑ +451%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $40.12 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $42.48 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $47.20 ↑ +567%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $54.99 ↑ +677%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $56.22 ↑ +694%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $27.98 $10.87 – $41.16
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $57.63 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $26.52 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $7.41 $0.01 – $78.00
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $6.45 $0.01 – $82.75
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $7.41 $0.01 – $74.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano $10.20 $14.57 – $65.79
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $25.74 $14.50 – $56.55

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