Vbac/include postpartum care 59614 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

$568.35

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.

$3,789.00

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.

$1,000.82 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $5,342.49 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.

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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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,000.82 ↑ +76%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,009.33 ↑ +78%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,110.26 ↑ +95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1,110.26 ↑ +95%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $1,110.26 ↑ +95%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $1,312.13 ↑ +131%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1,382.28 ↑ +143%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,382.28 ↑ +143%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1,402.97 ↑ +147%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,470.59 ↑ +159%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,514.00 ↑ +166%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,532.95 ↑ +170%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,532.95 ↑ +170%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1,532.95 ↑ +170%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $2,119.47 ↑ +273%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2,239.81 ↑ +294%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,239.81 ↑ +294%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2,595.30 ↑ +357%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,595.30 ↑ +357%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $3,789.00 ↑ +567%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $3,789.00 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3,789.00 ↑ +567%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $5,342.49 ↑ +840%

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Vbac/include postpartum care 59614 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $719.91 $33.05 – $7,578.00
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $719.91 $991.95 – $6,365.52
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $2,500.74 $989.85 – $5,494.05
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $1,136.70 $880.97 – $3,789.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $265.23 $991.95 – $4,546.80
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $644.13 $991.95 – $7,578.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi $1,023.03 $1,000.82 – $3,789.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare $719.91 $910.66 – $3,789.00

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