Pretreat rbc w enzyme reference 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

$37.95

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.

$253.00

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.

$5.77 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $493.03 with CENTIVO - 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 $5.77 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $9.96 ↓ -74%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $11.07 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.07 ↓ -71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $12.38 ↓ -67%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.04 ↓ -66%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $13.04 ↓ -66%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $14.79 ↓ -61%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.00 ↓ -60%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $15.00 ↓ -60%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $15.00 ↓ -60%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $15.00 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $18.00 ↓ -53%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $19.50 ↓ -49%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.00 ↓ -45%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.34 ↓ -41%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $22.35 ↓ -41%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $24.00 ↓ -37%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $24.00 ↓ -37%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $24.00 ↓ -37%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $24.79 ↓ -35%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $24.79 ↓ -35%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $25.50 ↓ -33%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $27.00 ↓ -29%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $29.52 ↓ -22%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $30.00 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $73.81 ↑ +94%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $73.81 ↑ +94%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $82.18 ↑ +117%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $123.49 ↑ +225%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.21 ↑ +262%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $164.66 ↑ +334%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $219.12 ↑ +477%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $219.12 ↑ +477%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $219.12 ↑ +477%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +477%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +477%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +477%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $219.12 ↑ +477%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $262.95 ↑ +593%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $284.86 ↑ +651%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $350.60 ↑ +824%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $376.89 ↑ +893%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $394.42 ↑ +939%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $493.03 ↑ +1199%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $130.60 $24.28 – $150.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $129.19 $24.28 – $150.00
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Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $828.80 $184.00 – $184.00
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