Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm 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

$1,620.00

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.

$10,800.00

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.

$982.39 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $3,524.17 with HEALTHNET MCAL — 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $982.39 ↓ -39%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,091.87 ↓ -33%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1,091.87 ↓ -33%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,221.48 ↓ -25%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1,237.75 ↓ -24%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,285.69 ↓ -21%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,285.69 ↓ -21%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,331.55 ↓ -18%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,352.85 ↓ -16%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1,375.34 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,375.34 ↓ -15%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1,399.61 ↓ -14%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,429.20 ↓ -12%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,464.71 ↓ -10%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1,479.50 ↓ -9%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,479.50 ↓ -9%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1,479.50 ↓ -9%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,538.68 ↓ -5%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,538.68 ↓ -5%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,775.40 ↑ +10%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,923.35 ↑ +19%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,071.30 ↑ +28%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,367.20 ↑ +46%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,367.20 ↑ +46%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2,367.20 ↑ +46%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,515.15 ↑ +55%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $2,644.50 ↑ +63%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2,663.10 ↑ +64%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $2,959.00 ↑ +83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $2,959.00 ↑ +83%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $3,524.17 ↑ +118%

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Shunt glaucoma baerveldt 350mm at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $5,791.31 $2,307.50 – $8,307.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $5,728.87 $2,307.50 – $8,953.10
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $4,174.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,152.59 $697.20 – $2,265.90
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $4,174.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $4,174.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $4,174.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $3,876.60 not published

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