Ultrasound retroperitoneal limited 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

$286.20

Cash price

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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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$1,908.00

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.

$4.26 with BLUE CROSS MCS vs $396.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $4.26 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.26 ↓ -99%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $27.70 ↓ -90%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $27.70 ↓ -90%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $27.70 ↓ -90%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $27.70 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $27.70 ↓ -90%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $27.70 ↓ -90%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $27.70 ↓ -90%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $27.70 ↓ -90%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $27.70 ↓ -90%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $27.77 ↓ -90%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $30.47 ↓ -89%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $30.47 ↓ -89%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $30.47 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $34.41 ↓ -88%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $36.01 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $36.36 ↓ -87%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.36 ↓ -87%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $36.36 ↓ -87%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $36.36 ↓ -87%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.03 ↓ -87%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $38.03 ↓ -87%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $38.03 ↓ -87%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.36 ↓ -86%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $40.39 ↓ -86%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $41.27 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $41.55 ↓ -85%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $51.38 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $51.38 ↓ -82%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $72.45 ↓ -75%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $73.70 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $87.78 ↓ -69%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $134.46 ↓ -53%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -53%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $161.36 ↓ -44%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $231.28 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $264.00 ↓ -8%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $286.00 ↓ -0%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $308.00 ↑ +8%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $327.80 ↑ +15%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $349.06 ↑ +22%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $352.00 ↑ +23%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $352.00 ↑ +23%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $352.00 ↑ +23%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $374.00 ↑ +31%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $396.00 ↑ +38%

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Ultrasound retroperitoneal limited at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $316.84 $73.70 – $683.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $313.42 $73.70 – $674.66
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $795.20 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $417.86 $111.50 – $744.12
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $795.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $795.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $795.20 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $686.40 $96.00 – $96.00

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