X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study 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

$342.30

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.

$2,282.00

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.

$3.84 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $388.02 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 $3.84 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3.84 ↓ -99%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $25.13 ↓ -93%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $25.26 ↓ -93%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $25.26 ↓ -93%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $25.26 ↓ -93%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $25.26 ↓ -93%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $25.26 ↓ -93%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $25.26 ↓ -93%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $25.26 ↓ -93%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $25.26 ↓ -93%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $25.26 ↓ -93%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $27.79 ↓ -92%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $27.79 ↓ -92%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.79 ↓ -92%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $32.84 ↓ -90%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $33.41 ↓ -90%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $33.41 ↓ -90%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $34.66 ↓ -90%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.79 ↓ -90%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $34.79 ↓ -90%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $34.79 ↓ -90%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.80 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $36.83 ↓ -89%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $37.64 ↓ -89%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $37.89 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $38.92 ↓ -89%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $38.92 ↓ -89%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $51.91 ↓ -85%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $51.91 ↓ -85%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $73.19 ↓ -79%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $74.46 ↓ -78%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $88.68 ↓ -74%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $225.60 ↓ -34%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $225.60 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $227.40 ↓ -34%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $246.35 ↓ -28%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $265.30 ↓ -22%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $270.71 ↓ -21%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $282.36 ↓ -18%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $303.20 ↓ -11%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $303.20 ↓ -11%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $303.20 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $320.42 ↓ -6%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $322.15 ↓ -6%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $341.10 ↓ -0%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $388.02 ↑ +13%

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X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $365.81 $74.46 – $936.54
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $361.87 $74.46 – $936.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $731.03 $112.66 – $1,301.82
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $1,170.40 $238.00 – $238.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $546.00 $161.00 – $161.00

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