Sbsq nursing facility care/day e/m stable 10 min 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

$14.85

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.

$99.00

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.

$13.70 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $89.10 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- 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 $13.70 ↓ -8%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $13.70 ↓ -8%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $13.70 ↓ -8%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $19.32 ↑ +30%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $19.65 ↑ +32%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $23.40 ↑ +58%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $32.87 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.53 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $36.53 ↑ +146%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $38.02 ↑ +156%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $38.02 ↑ +156%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $38.02 ↑ +156%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $38.02 ↑ +156%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $38.02 ↑ +156%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $38.02 ↑ +156%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $38.02 ↑ +156%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $38.02 ↑ +156%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $38.02 ↑ +156%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $38.02 ↑ +156%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $38.02 ↑ +156%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $39.31 ↑ +165%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $41.41 ↑ +179%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.82 ↑ +182%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $41.82 ↑ +182%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $41.82 ↑ +182%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $45.62 ↑ +207%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $46.02 ↑ +210%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $46.02 ↑ +210%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $47.82 ↑ +222%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $49.43 ↑ +233%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $55.11 ↑ +271%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $55.11 ↑ +271%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $55.40 ↑ +273%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $57.03 ↑ +284%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $57.51 ↑ +287%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $57.51 ↑ +287%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $57.51 ↑ +287%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $59.40 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $64.35 ↑ +333%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $65.39 ↑ +340%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $69.30 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $73.76 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $79.20 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $79.20 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $79.20 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $84.15 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $89.10 ↑ +500%

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Sbsq nursing facility care/day e/m stable 10 min at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $78.03 not published
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $18.81 $1.24 – $62.45
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $13.50 $13.70 – $67.69
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $18.81 $13.70 – $59.42
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $65.34 $13.70 – $57.51
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $29.70 $13.70 – $59.17
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $7.14 $13.70 – $75.70
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $16.83 $13.70 – $68.45

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