Urinalysis microscopic 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

$15.00

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.

$100.00

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.

$0.88 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $39.60 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.

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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 $0.88 ↓ -94%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $3.05 ↓ -80%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $3.05 ↓ -80%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $3.05 ↓ -80%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $3.05 ↓ -80%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $3.05 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $3.05 ↓ -80%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $3.05 ↓ -80%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3.50 ↓ -77%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $3.50 ↓ -77%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $3.66 ↓ -76%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $3.97 ↓ -74%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.17 ↓ -72%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $4.69 ↓ -69%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $4.88 ↓ -67%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.25 ↓ -65%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $5.49 ↓ -63%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $6.86 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $11.15 ↓ -26%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.15 ↓ -26%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $14.61 ↓ -3%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.24 ↑ +8%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $16.24 ↑ +8%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $18.16 ↑ +21%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $18.45 ↑ +23%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.12 ↑ +27%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $19.12 ↑ +27%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $21.69 ↑ +45%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.00 ↑ +47%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $22.00 ↑ +47%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $22.00 ↑ +47%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $22.00 ↑ +47%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $26.04 ↑ +74%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $26.40 ↑ +76%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $28.60 ↑ +91%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.93 ↑ +93%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $30.80 ↑ +105%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.77 ↑ +118%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $32.78 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $34.72 ↑ +131%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $35.20 ↑ +135%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $35.20 ↑ +135%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $35.20 ↑ +135%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $37.40 ↑ +149%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $39.60 ↑ +164%

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Urinalysis microscopic only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $50.83 $3.05 – $39.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $50.28 $3.05 – $38.71
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $32.85 $3.05 – $9.52
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $56.00 $3.00 – $3.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $21.84 $2.00 – $2.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →