X-ray mandible ltd <4 views 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

$228.15

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.

$1,521.00

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.

$1.34 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $192.52 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 $1.34 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $1.34 ↓ -99%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $8.72 ↓ -96%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $9.26 ↓ -96%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $9.26 ↓ -96%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.26 ↓ -96%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $9.26 ↓ -96%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $9.26 ↓ -96%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $9.26 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $9.26 ↓ -96%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $9.26 ↓ -96%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $9.26 ↓ -96%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $10.19 ↓ -96%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $10.19 ↓ -96%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.19 ↓ -96%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $11.53 ↓ -95%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $11.53 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $12.01 ↓ -95%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $12.04 ↓ -95%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $12.06 ↓ -95%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.06 ↓ -95%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $12.06 ↓ -95%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $12.69 ↓ -94%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.69 ↓ -94%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.49 ↓ -94%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $13.80 ↓ -94%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $13.83 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $13.89 ↓ -94%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $25.10 ↓ -89%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $25.10 ↓ -89%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $34.00 ↓ -85%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $36.00 ↓ -84%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $42.88 ↓ -81%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $89.40 ↓ -61%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $96.85 ↓ -58%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $104.30 ↓ -54%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $111.01 ↓ -51%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $111.93 ↓ -51%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $111.93 ↓ -51%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $119.20 ↓ -48%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $119.20 ↓ -48%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $119.20 ↓ -48%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $126.65 ↓ -44%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $128.00 ↓ -44%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $134.10 ↓ -41%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $134.31 ↓ -41%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $192.52 ↓ -16%

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X-ray mandible ltd <4 views at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $204.05 $36.00 – $440.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $201.85 $36.00 – $434.50
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $389.82 $54.46 – $694.20
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $604.80 $118.00 – $118.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $327.60 $81.00 – $81.00

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