Acetaminophen level 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

$50.10

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.

$334.00

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.

$14.91 with MEDI-CAL vs $80.31 with AETNA- ALL 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
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $14.91 ↓ -70%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $14.91 ↓ -70%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $17.36 ↓ -65%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $17.76 ↓ -65%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $18.64 ↓ -63%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $18.64 ↓ -63%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $18.64 ↓ -63%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $18.64 ↓ -63%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -63%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $18.64 ↓ -63%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $18.64 ↓ -63%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $19.98 ↓ -60%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $22.37 ↓ -55%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $24.23 ↓ -52%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $24.24 ↓ -52%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.94 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $26.94 ↓ -46%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $29.82 ↓ -40%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $30.13 ↓ -40%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $31.72 ↓ -37%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $31.72 ↓ -37%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $32.06 ↓ -36%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $33.55 ↓ -33%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $35.99 ↓ -28%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $36.50 ↓ -27%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $36.50 ↓ -27%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $36.50 ↓ -27%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $36.50 ↓ -27%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $37.96 ↓ -24%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $37.96 ↓ -24%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $41.94 ↓ -16%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $43.80 ↓ -13%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $47.45 ↓ -5%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $51.10 ↑ +2%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.37 ↑ +9%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $54.39 ↑ +9%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $56.58 ↑ +13%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $58.40 ↑ +17%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $58.40 ↑ +17%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $58.40 ↑ +17%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $62.05 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.87 ↑ +25%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $65.70 ↑ +31%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $75.44 ↑ +51%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $80.31 ↑ +60%

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Acetaminophen level at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $63.84 $18.00 – $18.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $63.84 $18.00 – $18.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $97.76 $13.00 – $13.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $97.76 $13.00 – $13.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $63.84 $18.00 – $18.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $63.84 $18.00 – $18.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $63.84 $18.00 – $18.00
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