Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$43.65

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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.

$291.00

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.

$95.14 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $1,805.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
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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 $95.14 ↑ +118%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $105.74 ↑ +142%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $105.74 ↑ +142%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $119.87 ↑ +175%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $133.19 ↑ +205%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $133.19 ↑ +205%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $138.41 ↑ +217%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $141.85 ↑ +225%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $143.28 ↑ +228%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $143.28 ↑ +228%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $143.28 ↑ +228%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $143.28 ↑ +228%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $149.01 ↑ +241%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $149.01 ↑ +241%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $171.93 ↑ +294%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $186.26 ↑ +327%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $200.59 ↑ +360%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $213.43 ↑ +389%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $213.48 ↑ +389%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $229.24 ↑ +425%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $229.24 ↑ +425%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $229.24 ↑ +425%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $243.57 ↑ +458%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $257.90 ↑ +491%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $265.41 ↑ +508%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $265.41 ↑ +508%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $265.41 ↑ +508%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $265.41 ↑ +508%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $265.41 ↑ +508%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $265.41 ↑ +508%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $265.41 ↑ +508%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $279.67 ↑ +541%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $286.56 ↑ +556%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $286.56 ↑ +556%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $286.56 ↑ +556%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $286.56 ↑ +556%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $318.49 ↑ +630%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $345.03 ↑ +690%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $424.66 ↑ +873%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $456.51 ↑ +946%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $477.74 ↑ +994%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $597.17 ↑ +1268%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,446.00 ↑ +3213%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,715.00 ↑ +3829%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,805.00 ↑ +4035%

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Red blood cells leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $926.02 $240.27 – $1,996.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $916.04 $240.27 – $1,971.84
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $149.52 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $411.29 $253.53 – $732.42
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $149.52 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $149.52 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $149.52 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $138.84 not published

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