Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose 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

$68.40

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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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$456.00

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.

$112.72 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $506.73 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $112.72 ↑ +65%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $125.55 ↑ +84%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $139.54 ↑ +104%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.54 ↑ +104%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $156.10 ↑ +128%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $164.31 ↑ +140%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $164.31 ↑ +140%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $178.87 ↑ +162%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $189.08 ↑ +176%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $189.08 ↑ +176%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $189.08 ↑ +176%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $189.08 ↑ +176%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $196.64 ↑ +187%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $196.64 ↑ +187%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $226.90 ↑ +232%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $245.80 ↑ +259%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $249.59 ↑ +265%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $264.71 ↑ +287%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $268.49 ↑ +293%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $281.65 ↑ +312%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $302.53 ↑ +342%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $302.53 ↑ +342%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $302.53 ↑ +342%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $321.44 ↑ +370%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $340.34 ↑ +398%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $347.43 ↑ +408%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $378.16 ↑ +453%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $378.16 ↑ +453%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $386.04 ↑ +464%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $450.39 ↑ +558%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $463.18 ↑ +577%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $506.73 ↑ +641%

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Tc-99m tetrofosmin p study dose at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $87.56 $96.84 – $233.38
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $86.62 $96.84 – $233.38
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $140.53 $46.31 – $175.42
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $69.39 $49.56 – $287.21
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $121.54 $96.84 – $221.84
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $16.49 $8.50 – $484.20
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $209.84 $87.16 – $488.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $205.67 $96.84 – $526.00

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