Xtrnl ecg rec up to 48 hrs 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

$52.95

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.

$353.00

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.

$75.78 with HEALTHNET MCR ADV vs $323.68 with BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - 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
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $75.78 ↑ +43%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $75.78 ↑ +43%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $75.78 ↑ +43%
PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS PREMIER PHYSICIAN ALLIANCE PROFEE ONLY-ALL PLANS $75.78 ↑ +43%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $75.78 ↑ +43%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $75.78 ↑ +43%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $75.78 ↑ +43%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $75.78 ↑ +43%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $75.78 ↑ +43%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $75.78 ↑ +43%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $83.36 ↑ +57%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $83.36 ↑ +57%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $83.36 ↑ +57%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $98.51 ↑ +86%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $105.33 ↑ +99%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.41 ↑ +109%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $110.84 ↑ +109%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $110.84 ↑ +109%
UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY UNIVERSAL HC MCAL PROFEE ONLY $110.84 ↑ +109%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $112.41 ↑ +112%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $113.67 ↑ +115%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $113.97 ↑ +115%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $113.97 ↑ +115%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $115.49 ↑ +118%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.49 ↑ +118%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $115.49 ↑ +118%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $156.28 ↑ +195%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $174.89 ↑ +230%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $184.82 ↑ +249%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $184.82 ↑ +249%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $323.68 ↑ +511%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $323.68 ↑ +511%

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Xtrnl ecg rec up to 48 hrs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley $67.07 $2.49 – $1,459.11
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo $49.95 $88.84 – $366.40
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma $67.07 $75.68 – $317.38
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg $232.98 $75.68 – $184.82
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits $105.90 $75.68 – $331.71
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi $24.71 $75.68 – $1,586.58
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $60.01 $75.68 – $1,458.75
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley $53.28 $80.79 – $1,764.60

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