T3 (triiodothyronine) total 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

$65.55

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.

$437.00

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.

$4.18 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $162.04 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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 $4.18 ↓ -94%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $4.41 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $4.65 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.65 ↓ -93%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $5.20 ↓ -92%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.47 ↓ -92%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $5.47 ↓ -92%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $6.21 ↓ -91%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.30 ↓ -90%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $6.30 ↓ -90%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $6.30 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $6.30 ↓ -90%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.55 ↓ -88%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.18 ↓ -88%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.81 ↓ -87%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $9.38 ↓ -86%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.38 ↓ -86%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.07 ↓ -85%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.07 ↓ -85%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $10.07 ↓ -85%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $10.70 ↓ -84%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $11.33 ↓ -83%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $12.59 ↓ -81%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $12.59 ↓ -81%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $12.59 ↓ -81%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $12.59 ↓ -81%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $14.18 ↓ -78%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $14.18 ↓ -78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $14.18 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $14.18 ↓ -78%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $14.18 ↓ -78%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $14.18 ↓ -78%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $14.18 ↓ -78%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $17.02 ↓ -74%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $18.43 ↓ -72%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $22.69 ↓ -65%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $24.39 ↓ -63%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $25.52 ↓ -61%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $31.91 ↓ -51%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $52.01 ↓ -21%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $52.01 ↓ -21%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $85.99 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $121.53 ↑ +85%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $135.03 ↑ +106%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $162.04 ↑ +147%

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T3 (triiodothyronine) total at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $34.51 $2.50 – $40.76
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $34.14 $2.50 – $40.76
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $93.52 $13.00 – $13.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $117.83 $1.35 – $37.64
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $93.52 $13.00 – $13.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $93.52 $13.00 – $13.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $93.52 $13.00 – $13.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $53.04 $10.00 – $10.00

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