Acyclovir 400 mg tablet at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$98.87
Cash price 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.
$659.10
Gross charge 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.
$28.43 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $232.89 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $28.43 | ↓ -71% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $31.59 | ↓ -68% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $31.59 | ↓ -68% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $35.34 | ↓ -64% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $35.81 | ↓ -64% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $37.20 | ↓ -62% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $37.20 | ↓ -62% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $39.80 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $39.80 | ↓ -60% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $41.35 | ↓ -58% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $42.81 | ↓ -57% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $42.81 | ↓ -57% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $42.81 | ↓ -57% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $42.81 | ↓ -57% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $44.52 | ↓ -55% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $44.52 | ↓ -55% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $51.37 | ↓ -48% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $55.65 | ↓ -44% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $59.93 | ↓ -39% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $63.77 | ↓ -36% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $63.79 | ↓ -35% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $68.50 | ↓ -31% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $68.50 | ↓ -31% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $68.50 | ↓ -31% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $72.78 | ↓ -26% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $77.06 | ↓ -22% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $85.62 | ↓ -13% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $85.62 | ↓ -13% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $101.97 | ↑ +3% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $114.73 | ↑ +16% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $232.89 | ↑ +136% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Acyclovir 400 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding | $33.97 | $50.92 – $65.66 |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $60.80 | $1.11 – $74.00 |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL | Vallejo | $142.93 | $141.46 – $141.46 |
| HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Selma | $87.75 | $75.63 – $127.07 |
| SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. | San Luis Obispo | $126.63 | $1.84 – $2.39 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO | Delano | $15.17 | $64.49 – $97.87 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST | Fort Bragg | $124.08 | $3.00 – $4.35 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL | Clearlake | $84.60 | $1.14 – $1.14 |