Venous sampling s&i 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

$1,326.00

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.

$8,840.00

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.

$3.93 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $12,309.80 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 NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.93 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3.93 ↓ -100%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $25.11 ↓ -98%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $26.21 ↓ -98%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $26.21 ↓ -98%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $26.21 ↓ -98%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $26.21 ↓ -98%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $26.21 ↓ -98%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $26.21 ↓ -98%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $26.21 ↓ -98%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $26.21 ↓ -98%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $26.21 ↓ -98%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.83 ↓ -98%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $28.83 ↓ -98%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $28.83 ↓ -98%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $33.68 ↓ -97%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $33.68 ↓ -97%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $34.07 ↓ -97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $35.72 ↓ -97%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.72 ↓ -97%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $35.72 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $36.78 ↓ -97%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.19 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $38.87 ↓ -97%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.87 ↓ -97%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $39.05 ↓ -97%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $39.32 ↓ -97%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $163.27 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $3,074.51 ↑ +132%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5,304.00 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $5,746.00 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $6,188.00 ↑ +367%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $6,585.80 ↑ +397%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,072.00 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,072.00 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7,072.00 ↑ +433%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $7,156.86 ↑ +440%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $7,156.86 ↑ +440%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7,514.00 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7,956.00 ↑ +500%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $8,588.23 ↑ +548%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $12,309.80 ↑ +828%

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Venous sampling s&i at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,450.30 $633.08 – $25,002.66
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,413.10 $561.09 – $25,002.66
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,771.23 $492.55 – $23,085.47
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $15,271.20 $7,213.00 – $7,213.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $12,173.20 $4,907.00 – $4,907.00

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