Removal duct glbldr calculi 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

$552.15

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.

$3,681.00

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.

$55.00 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $6,531.00 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE — 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 $55.00 ↓ -90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $55.00 ↓ -90%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $55.00 ↓ -90%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $77.55 ↓ -86%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $133.28 ↓ -76%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $133.28 ↓ -76%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $133.28 ↓ -76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $133.28 ↓ -76%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $133.28 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $133.28 ↓ -76%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $133.28 ↓ -76%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $133.28 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $133.28 ↓ -76%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $133.28 ↓ -76%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $133.28 ↓ -76%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $146.61 ↓ -73%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $146.61 ↓ -73%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $146.61 ↓ -73%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $159.94 ↓ -71%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $173.26 ↓ -69%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $185.26 ↓ -66%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $194.19 ↓ -65%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $199.19 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $199.19 ↓ -64%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $199.92 ↓ -64%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $210.54 ↓ -62%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $211.04 ↓ -62%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $211.04 ↓ -62%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $211.04 ↓ -62%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $229.24 ↓ -58%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $744.60 ↑ +35%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $886.82 ↑ +61%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $977.74 ↑ +77%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,086.71 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,086.71 ↑ +97%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,767.00 ↑ +220%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,914.25 ↑ +247%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,061.50 ↑ +273%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $2,194.03 ↑ +297%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,356.00 ↑ +327%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,356.00 ↑ +327%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,356.00 ↑ +327%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,503.25 ↑ +353%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,650.50 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,898.95 ↑ +425%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,898.95 ↑ +425%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6,531.00 ↑ +1083%

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Removal duct glbldr calculi at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,687.00 $744.60 – $8,844.82
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $847.04 $744.60 – $2,284.92
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,452.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,333.23 $1,126.51 – $4,155.06
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,452.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,452.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,452.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,771.60 not published

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