Synch audio-only est mod 30 at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$18.60
Cash price 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.
$124.00
Gross charge 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.
$75.60 with BLUE CROSS MCS vs $371.63 with AETNA- 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $75.60 | ↑ +306% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $75.60 | ↑ +306% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $86.80 | ↑ +367% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $93.00 | ↑ +400% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $93.00 | ↑ +400% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $99.20 | ↑ +433% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $113.06 | ↑ +508% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $113.06 | ↑ +508% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $118.74 | ↑ +538% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $118.74 | ↑ +538% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $118.74 | ↑ +538% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $124.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $124.00 | ↑ +567% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $124.00 | ↑ +567% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $153.11 | ↑ +723% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $161.80 | ↑ +770% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $161.80 | ↑ +770% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $174.84 | ↑ +840% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $371.63 | ↑ +1898% |
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Synch audio-only est mod 30 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $136.64 | not published |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $136.64 | not published |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $136.64 | not published |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $136.64 | not published |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $136.64 | not published |
| Sacramento Medical Center | SACRAMENTO | $136.64 | not published |
| Oakland Medical Center | Oakland | $136.64 | not published |
| Walnut Creek Medical Center | WALNUT CREEK | $136.64 | not published |