Tc-99m sulfur colloid at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$49.17
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.
$327.83
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.
$46.81 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $217.30 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 | $46.81 | ↓ -5% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $49.54 | ↑ +1% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $52.03 | ↑ +6% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $52.03 | ↑ +6% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $58.20 | ↑ +18% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $61.26 | ↑ +25% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $61.26 | ↑ +25% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $66.69 | ↑ +36% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $70.50 | ↑ +43% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $70.50 | ↑ +43% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $70.50 | ↑ +43% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $70.50 | ↑ +43% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $73.32 | ↑ +49% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $73.32 | ↑ +49% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $84.60 | ↑ +72% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $91.65 | ↑ +86% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $93.06 | ↑ +89% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $98.70 | ↑ +101% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $100.11 | ↑ +104% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $105.02 | ↑ +114% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $112.80 | ↑ +129% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $112.80 | ↑ +129% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $112.80 | ↑ +129% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $119.85 | ↑ +144% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $126.90 | ↑ +158% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $141.00 | ↑ +187% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $141.00 | ↑ +187% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $162.99 | ↑ +231% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $167.93 | ↑ +242% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $181.10 | ↑ +268% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $188.94 | ↑ +284% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $217.30 | ↑ +342% |
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Tc-99m sulfur colloid at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $131.71 | $42.56 – $153.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $130.29 | $42.56 – $153.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $139.73 | $64.39 – $248.82 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $204.92 | $70.22 – $285.18 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $212.29 | $42.56 – $486.08 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $513.49 | $42.56 – $643.86 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $153.67 | $42.56 – $376.00 |
| St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton | Stockton | $245.20 | $32.13 – $900.49 |