X-ray abdomen complete acute series including spine erect and/or decubitus single view chest 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

$247.50

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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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$1,650.00

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.

$2.29 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $231.28 with KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $2.29 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2.29 ↓ -99%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $14.94 ↓ -94%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -94%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $15.35 ↓ -94%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -94%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -94%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $15.35 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $15.35 ↓ -94%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $15.35 ↓ -94%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $15.35 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $15.35 ↓ -94%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $16.89 ↓ -93%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $16.89 ↓ -93%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $16.89 ↓ -93%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $19.96 ↓ -92%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $20.09 ↓ -92%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $20.09 ↓ -92%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $20.87 ↓ -92%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $20.87 ↓ -92%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.87 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $22.30 ↓ -91%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $22.36 ↓ -91%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $22.87 ↓ -91%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $23.03 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $23.56 ↓ -90%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $23.56 ↓ -90%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $26.03 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $39.42 ↓ -84%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $39.42 ↓ -84%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $55.58 ↓ -78%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $56.54 ↓ -77%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $67.34 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $129.60 ↓ -48%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $134.46 ↓ -46%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -46%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $140.40 ↓ -43%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $151.20 ↓ -39%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $160.92 ↓ -35%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $161.36 ↓ -35%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $172.80 ↓ -30%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $172.80 ↓ -30%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $172.80 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $181.92 ↓ -26%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $183.60 ↓ -26%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $194.40 ↓ -21%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $231.28 ↓ -7%

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X-ray abdomen complete acute series including spine erect and/or decubitus single view chest at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $410.33 $56.54 – $884.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $405.91 $56.54 – $873.74
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $896.00 $142.00 – $142.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $479.61 $85.53 – $854.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $896.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $896.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $896.00 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $478.40 $96.00 – $96.00

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