Transcath closure of asd 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

$7,729.92

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.

$51,532.80

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.

$702.96 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $53,049.38 with CENTIVO - ALL 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 $702.96 ↓ -91%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $825.37 ↓ -89%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $866.26 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $866.26 ↓ -89%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,031.72 ↓ -87%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,160.79 ↓ -85%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,900.00 ↓ -50%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $6,400.00 ↓ -17%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,400.00 ↓ -17%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $6,400.00 ↓ -17%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8,588.00 ↑ +11%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $9,505.00 ↑ +23%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $9,541.00 ↑ +23%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,541.00 ↑ +23%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $9,660.00 ↑ +25%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $9,781.00 ↑ +27%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,121.00 ↑ +31%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $10,456.00 ↑ +35%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $11,015.00 ↑ +42%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $13,217.00 ↑ +71%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $21,272.74 ↑ +175%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $22,391.00 ↑ +190%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $22,391.00 ↑ +190%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $23,577.50 ↑ +205%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $25,508.74 ↑ +230%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $28,293.00 ↑ +266%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $30,650.75 ↑ +297%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $30,919.68 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $33,496.32 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $36,072.96 ↑ +367%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $37,724.00 ↑ +388%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $40,553.30 ↑ +425%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $41,226.24 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $41,226.24 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $41,226.24 ↑ +433%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $42,439.50 ↑ +449%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $43,802.88 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $46,379.52 ↑ +500%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $53,049.38 ↑ +586%

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Transcath closure of asd at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $13,374.95 $603.92 – $28,790.76
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $34,540.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $30,233.83 $913.67 – $53,841.06
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $34,540.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $34,540.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $34,540.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $18,408.00 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $18,408.00 not published

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