Rmv anterior spine instrumentation 22855 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

$561.30

Cash price

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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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$3,742.00

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.

$25.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $9,332.70 with UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $25.00 ↓ -96%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $25.00 ↓ -96%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $25.00 ↓ -96%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $35.25 ↓ -94%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,010.83 ↑ +80%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,032.20 ↑ +84%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,135.42 ↑ +102%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,135.42 ↑ +102%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1,135.42 ↑ +102%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,341.86 ↑ +139%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,364.44 ↑ +143%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,364.44 ↑ +143%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,434.76 ↑ +156%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,489.82 ↑ +165%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,489.82 ↑ +165%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,489.82 ↑ +165%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,503.92 ↑ +168%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,548.30 ↑ +176%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1,596.12 ↑ +184%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,686.75 ↑ +201%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,686.75 ↑ +201%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,216.57 ↑ +295%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,216.57 ↑ +295%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $9,332.70 ↑ +1563%

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Rmv anterior spine instrumentation 22855 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $551.97 – $2,096.92
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $551.97 – $2,096.92
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $710.98 $32.12 – $2,175.95
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $617.70 $25.00 – $2,484.61
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $710.98 $96.05 – $9,332.70
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,469.72 $25.00 – $1,686.75
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,122.60 $25.00 – $2,258.39
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $261.94 $55.00 – $2,175.95

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