Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$8,080.52

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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.

$53,870.16

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.

$366.91 with KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT vs $40,553.30 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER 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
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $366.91 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $366.91 ↓ -95%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $366.91 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $366.91 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $366.91 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $366.91 ↓ -95%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $366.91 ↓ -95%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $366.91 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $366.91 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $372.05 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $403.60 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $403.60 ↓ -95%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $403.60 ↓ -95%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $405.06 ↓ -95%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $405.06 ↓ -95%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $405.06 ↓ -95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $444.03 ↓ -95%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $476.98 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $510.00 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $534.59 ↓ -93%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $536.40 ↓ -93%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $536.40 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $550.37 ↓ -93%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $571.13 ↓ -93%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $586.27 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $586.27 ↓ -93%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $586.27 ↓ -93%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $2,635.14 ↓ -67%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $3,138.45 ↓ -61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $4,029.02 ↓ -50%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,257.79 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $4,257.79 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $4,972.69 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,972.69 ↓ -38%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $13,800.00 ↑ +71%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $14,950.00 ↑ +85%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $16,100.00 ↑ +99%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18,400.00 ↑ +128%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18,400.00 ↑ +128%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18,400.00 ↑ +128%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $19,550.00 ↑ +142%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $20,700.00 ↑ +156%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $23,577.50 ↑ +192%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $23,577.50 ↑ +192%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $28,293.00 ↑ +250%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $40,553.30 ↑ +402%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,963.98 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $11,691.89 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $11,933.60 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $15,143.85 $2,860.72 – $21,542.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $11,933.60 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $11,933.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $11,933.60 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $7,935.20 not published

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