Tc-99m pertechnetate per mci at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$1.06
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.
$7.04
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.
$2.32 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $12.59 with BC MEDI-CAL — 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 | $2.32 | ↑ +119% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.58 | ↑ +143% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $2.58 | ↑ +143% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $2.89 | ↑ +173% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.04 | ↑ +187% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $3.04 | ↑ +187% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $3.31 | ↑ +212% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.50 | ↑ +230% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $3.50 | ↑ +230% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $3.50 | ↑ +230% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $3.50 | ↑ +230% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $3.64 | ↑ +243% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.64 | ↑ +243% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $4.20 | ↑ +296% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $4.55 | ↑ +329% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $4.62 | ↑ +336% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $4.90 | ↑ +362% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $4.97 | ↑ +369% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5.21 | ↑ +392% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $5.30 | ↑ +400% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5.60 | ↑ +428% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5.60 | ↑ +428% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5.60 | ↑ +428% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5.89 | ↑ +456% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $5.95 | ↑ +461% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $6.30 | ↑ +494% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $7.00 | ↑ +560% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $7.00 | ↑ +560% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $7.07 | ↑ +567% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $8.34 | ↑ +687% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $9.38 | ↑ +785% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $12.59 | ↑ +1088% |
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Tc-99m pertechnetate per mci at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $5.94 | $8.00 – $16.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $5.88 | $3.40 – $16.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $191.85 | $2.28 – $341.64 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $85.73 | $50.43 – $119.31 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $215.72 | $3.78 – $493.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $201.10 | $14.12 – $502.74 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $125.54 | $5.71 – $350.14 |
| Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta | Mt Shasta | $59.13 | $14.72 – $74.48 |