Speech evaluation complex 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

$576.45

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.

$3,843.00

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.

$281.54 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $1,680.36 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS 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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $281.54 ↓ -51%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -47%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -47%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -47%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -47%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -47%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -47%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $306.88 ↓ -47%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $368.26 ↓ -36%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $398.95 ↓ -31%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $416.33 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $462.73 ↓ -20%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $462.73 ↓ -20%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $491.01 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $508.58 ↓ -12%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $517.65 ↓ -10%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $527.84 ↓ -8%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $544.86 ↓ -5%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $544.86 ↓ -5%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $552.39 ↓ -4%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $565.09 ↓ -2%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $618.22 ↑ +7%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $627.00 ↑ +9%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $627.00 ↑ +9%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $627.00 ↑ +9%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $627.00 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $678.12 ↑ +18%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $690.48 ↑ +20%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $752.40 ↑ +31%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $815.10 ↑ +41%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $877.80 ↑ +52%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $933.98 ↑ +62%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $934.23 ↑ +62%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,003.20 ↑ +74%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,003.20 ↑ +74%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,003.20 ↑ +74%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,065.90 ↑ +85%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1,128.60 ↑ +96%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,238.61 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,238.61 ↑ +115%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $1,254.00 ↑ +118%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $1,254.00 ↑ +118%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,493.51 ↑ +159%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,680.36 ↑ +192%

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Speech evaluation complex at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $243.01 $222.35 – $1,206.45
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $240.39 $214.40 – $1,206.45
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,069.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,069.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,069.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,069.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $899.60 $220.00 – $220.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $899.60 $220.00 – $220.00

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