Xpos opn fmrl eprst aor uni add-on 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

$96.75

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.

$645.00

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.

$40.00 with MEDI-CAL vs $665.05 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -59%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $40.00 ↓ -59%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $40.00 ↓ -59%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $56.40 ↓ -42%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $175.52 ↑ +81%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $175.52 ↑ +81%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $175.52 ↑ +81%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $175.52 ↑ +81%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $175.52 ↑ +81%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $175.52 ↑ +81%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $175.52 ↑ +81%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $175.52 ↑ +81%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $175.52 ↑ +81%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $175.52 ↑ +81%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $193.07 ↑ +100%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $193.07 ↑ +100%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $193.07 ↑ +100%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $228.18 ↑ +136%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $243.97 ↑ +152%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $250.94 ↑ +159%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $250.94 ↑ +159%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $255.73 ↑ +164%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $263.28 ↑ +172%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $278.76 ↑ +188%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $278.76 ↑ +188%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $278.76 ↑ +188%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $327.73 ↑ +239%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $571.97 ↑ +491%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $604.44 ↑ +525%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $604.44 ↑ +525%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $665.05 ↑ +587%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $665.05 ↑ +587%

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Xpos opn fmrl eprst aor uni add-on at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $365.70 – $968.55
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $365.70 – $968.55
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $891.53 $365.70 – $2,041.34
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $791.45 $365.70 – $1,978.62
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,574.88 $10,413.00 – $11,046.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $1,814.88 $4,666.00 – $13,634.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $4,133.70 $365.70 – $8,267.40
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles $1,430.27 $361.70 – $2,329.71

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