Tc-99m oxidronate at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$20.70
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.
$138.00
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.
$20.25 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $134.09 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 | $20.25 | ↓ -2% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $22.51 | ↑ +9% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $22.51 | ↑ +9% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $25.18 | ↑ +22% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $26.11 | ↑ +26% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $26.50 | ↑ +28% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $26.50 | ↑ +28% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $28.85 | ↑ +39% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $30.50 | ↑ +47% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $30.50 | ↑ +47% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $30.50 | ↑ +47% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $30.50 | ↑ +47% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $31.72 | ↑ +53% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $31.72 | ↑ +53% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $36.60 | ↑ +77% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $39.65 | ↑ +92% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $40.26 | ↑ +94% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $42.70 | ↑ +106% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $43.31 | ↑ +109% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $45.43 | ↑ +119% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $48.80 | ↑ +136% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $48.80 | ↑ +136% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $48.80 | ↑ +136% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $51.85 | ↑ +150% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $54.90 | ↑ +165% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $61.00 | ↑ +195% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $61.00 | ↑ +195% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $72.65 | ↑ +251% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $81.74 | ↑ +295% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $100.58 | ↑ +386% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $111.76 | ↑ +440% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $134.09 | ↑ +548% |
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Tc-99m oxidronate at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $44.04 | $22.43 – $94.80 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $654.10 | $66.00 – $66.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $654.10 | $66.00 – $66.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $654.10 | $66.00 – $66.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $654.10 | $66.00 – $66.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $607.38 | $59.00 – $59.00 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $607.38 | $59.00 – $59.00 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $654.10 | $66.00 – $66.00 |