Suprv interfac trnsport addl 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

$18.75

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.

$125.00

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.

$60.52 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $176.25 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 $60.52 ↑ +223%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $83.93 ↑ +348%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $83.93 ↑ +348%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $87.50 ↑ +367%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $88.59 ↑ +372%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $88.59 ↑ +372%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $88.59 ↑ +372%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $93.75 ↑ +400%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $93.75 ↑ +400%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $94.39 ↑ +403%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $99.75 ↑ +432%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $99.75 ↑ +432%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $100.00 ↑ +433%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $125.00 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $125.00 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $125.00 ↑ +567%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.57 ↑ +671%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $144.57 ↑ +671%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $176.25 ↑ +840%

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Suprv interfac trnsport addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $23.75 $1.91 – $250.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $23.75 $75.78 – $210.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $82.50 $20.67 – $181.25
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $37.50 $68.34 – $144.80
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $8.75 $75.78 – $150.00
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $21.25 $94.39 – $250.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $33.75 $60.52 – $144.57
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $23.75 $63.70 – $125.08

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