Unlisted procedure microbiology at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$66.45
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.
$443.00
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.
$57.67 with CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS vs $469.00 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.
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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| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $57.67 | ↓ -13% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $57.67 | ↓ -13% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $116.20 | ↑ +75% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $129.15 | ↑ +94% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $129.15 | ↑ +94% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $144.48 | ↑ +117% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $146.41 | ↑ +120% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $152.08 | ↑ +129% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $152.08 | ↑ +129% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $162.68 | ↑ +145% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $162.68 | ↑ +145% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $172.55 | ↑ +160% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $173.25 | ↑ +161% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $175.00 | ↑ +163% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $175.00 | ↑ +163% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $175.00 | ↑ +163% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $175.00 | ↑ +163% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $210.00 | ↑ +216% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $227.50 | ↑ +242% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $245.00 | ↑ +269% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $260.68 | ↑ +292% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $260.75 | ↑ +292% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $280.00 | ↑ +321% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $280.00 | ↑ +321% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $280.00 | ↑ +321% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $297.50 | ↑ +348% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $315.00 | ↑ +374% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $350.00 | ↑ +427% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $350.00 | ↑ +427% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $416.85 | ↑ +527% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $469.00 | ↑ +606% |
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Unlisted procedure microbiology at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $571.71 | not published |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $166.86 | $91.13 – $382.05 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $152.82 | $105.26 – $382.05 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $544.68 | not published |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $653.82 | not published |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna | $544.68 | not published |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | $544.68 | not published |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $97.65 | $49.00 – $350.00 |