Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (without contrast) at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$1,814.55
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.
$12,097.00
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.
$11.61 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $3,241.80 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- 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.
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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| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $11.61 | ↓ -99% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $11.61 | ↓ -99% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $38.80 | ↓ -98% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $38.80 | ↓ -98% |
| FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| UHC MCR ADV | UHC MCR ADV | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| OSCAR - ALL PLANS | OSCAR - ALL PLANS | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| HEALTHNET MCR ADV | HEALTHNET MCR ADV | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $69.67 | ↓ -96% |
| EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS | $76.64 | ↓ -96% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $76.64 | ↓ -96% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $76.64 | ↓ -96% |
| NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS | $90.57 | ↓ -95% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $97.87 | ↓ -95% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $97.87 | ↓ -95% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $97.87 | ↓ -95% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $101.51 | ↓ -94% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $103.81 | ↓ -94% |
| CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | CENTIVO - ALL PLANS | $104.51 | ↓ -94% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $127.11 | ↓ -93% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $134.32 | ↓ -93% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $134.32 | ↓ -93% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $153.86 | ↓ -92% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $185.35 | ↓ -90% |
| UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY | $185.35 | ↓ -90% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $185.35 | ↓ -90% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $261.34 | ↓ -86% |
| KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY | $306.88 | ↓ -83% |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS | $306.88 | ↓ -83% |
| AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS | $368.26 | ↓ -80% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $394.99 | ↓ -78% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $470.43 | ↓ -74% |
| KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS | $527.84 | ↓ -71% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $675.87 | ↓ -63% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $1,698.00 | ↓ -6% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $2,161.20 | ↑ +19% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,341.30 | ↑ +29% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,521.40 | ↑ +39% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,881.60 | ↑ +59% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,881.60 | ↑ +59% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $2,881.60 | ↑ +59% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $3,061.70 | ↑ +69% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $3,241.80 | ↑ +79% |
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Upper Back (Thoracic Spine) MRI (without contrast) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $1,583.43 | $265.87 – $3,414.40 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $1,566.36 | $265.87 – $3,371.72 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $3,645.60 | $323.00 – $323.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $2,081.82 | $307.13 – $3,707.34 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $3,645.60 | $323.00 – $323.00 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $3,645.60 | $323.00 – $323.00 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $3,645.60 | $323.00 – $323.00 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $2,392.00 | $220.00 – $220.00 |