Test stress cardiovascular tracing only 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

$325.20

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,168.00

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.

$67.47 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $2,363.00 with UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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 $67.47 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $75.31 ↓ -77%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.31 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $89.69 ↓ -72%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $100.91 ↓ -69%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $165.67 ↓ -49%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $184.13 ↓ -43%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $184.13 ↓ -43%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $241.02 ↓ -26%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $247.01 ↓ -24%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $249.50 ↓ -23%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $249.50 ↓ -23%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $249.50 ↓ -23%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $249.50 ↓ -23%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $259.48 ↓ -20%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $259.48 ↓ -20%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $277.71 ↓ -15%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $277.71 ↓ -15%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $277.71 ↓ -15%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $277.71 ↓ -15%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $277.71 ↓ -15%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $277.71 ↓ -15%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $277.71 ↓ -15%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $299.40 ↓ -8%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $324.35 ↓ -0%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $333.26 ↑ +2%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $349.30 ↑ +7%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $361.03 ↑ +11%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $371.66 ↑ +14%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $371.76 ↑ +14%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $399.20 ↑ +23%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $399.20 ↑ +23%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $399.20 ↑ +23%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $424.15 ↑ +30%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $444.34 ↑ +37%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $444.38 ↑ +37%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $449.10 ↑ +38%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $477.67 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $493.75 ↑ +52%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $499.88 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $592.52 ↑ +82%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $624.85 ↑ +92%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,792.00 ↑ +451%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2,245.00 ↑ +590%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,363.00 ↑ +627%

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Test stress cardiovascular tracing only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,185.72 $60.24 – $1,521.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,172.94 $60.24 – $1,502.58
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,551.20 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,035.00 $51.44 – $1,843.14
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,551.20 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,551.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,551.20 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $1,414.40 not published

All California hospitals for this procedure →