Vein x-ray liver 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

$1,120.50

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.

$7,470.00

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.

$8.25 with BLUE CROSS MCS vs $6,985.01 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER 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
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $8.25 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.25 ↓ -99%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $51.28 ↓ -95%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $51.28 ↓ -95%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $51.28 ↓ -95%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $51.28 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $51.28 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $51.28 ↓ -95%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $51.28 ↓ -95%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $51.28 ↓ -95%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $51.28 ↓ -95%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $54.06 ↓ -95%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $56.41 ↓ -95%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.41 ↓ -95%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $56.41 ↓ -95%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $66.66 ↓ -94%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $69.03 ↓ -94%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $69.03 ↓ -94%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $72.36 ↓ -94%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $72.36 ↓ -94%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $72.36 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $74.72 ↓ -93%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $76.41 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $76.92 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $79.41 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.92 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $83.92 ↓ -93%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $165.22 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,091.60 ↑ +176%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $4,061.05 ↑ +262%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,061.05 ↑ +262%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $4,482.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4,855.50 ↑ +333%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $4,873.26 ↑ +335%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,229.00 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $5,565.15 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,976.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,976.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,976.00 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,349.50 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $6,723.00 ↑ +500%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $6,985.01 ↑ +523%

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Vein x-ray liver at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,709.26 $638.75 – $15,009.21
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,413.10 $604.38 – $15,009.21
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,595.11 $496.94 – $13,858.31
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $10,326.40 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $10,326.40 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $7,056.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $7,056.40 $2,856.00 – $2,856.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $10,326.40 $4,200.00 – $4,200.00

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