Tc-99m labeled rbc at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$32.70
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.
$218.00
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.
$60.09 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $465.63 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.
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 SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $60.09 | ↑ +84% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $60.30 | ↑ +84% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $66.79 | ↑ +104% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $66.79 | ↑ +104% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $74.72 | ↑ +129% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $78.64 | ↑ +140% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $78.64 | ↑ +140% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $85.61 | ↑ +162% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $90.50 | ↑ +177% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $90.50 | ↑ +177% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $90.50 | ↑ +177% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $90.50 | ↑ +177% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $94.12 | ↑ +188% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $94.12 | ↑ +188% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $108.60 | ↑ +232% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $117.65 | ↑ +260% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $119.46 | ↑ +265% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $126.70 | ↑ +287% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $128.51 | ↑ +293% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $134.81 | ↑ +312% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $144.80 | ↑ +343% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $144.80 | ↑ +343% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $144.80 | ↑ +343% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $153.85 | ↑ +370% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $162.90 | ↑ +398% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $181.00 | ↑ +454% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $181.00 | ↑ +454% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $215.57 | ↑ +559% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $242.54 | ↑ +642% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $349.27 | ↑ +968% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $388.08 | ↑ +1087% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $465.63 | ↑ +1324% |
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Tc-99m labeled rbc at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $192.55 | $51.80 – $415.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $190.48 | $51.80 – $410.01 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $1,383.21 | $138.00 – $138.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $243.09 | $78.36 – $432.90 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $1,383.21 | $138.00 – $138.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $1,383.21 | $138.00 – $138.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $1,383.21 | $138.00 – $138.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $1,284.41 | $123.00 – $123.00 |