Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml 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

$222.61

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.

$1,484.04

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.

$53.32 with KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY vs $2,265.77 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
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $53.32 ↓ -76%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $53.32 ↓ -76%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $53.32 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $53.32 ↓ -76%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $53.32 ↓ -76%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $53.32 ↓ -76%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $53.32 ↓ -76%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $61.79 ↓ -72%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $63.99 ↓ -71%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $69.32 ↓ -69%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $75.23 ↓ -66%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.23 ↓ -66%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $85.32 ↓ -62%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $89.60 ↓ -60%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $91.72 ↓ -59%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $95.98 ↓ -57%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $100.81 ↓ -55%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $119.98 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $268.08 ↑ +20%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $276.56 ↑ +24%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $297.87 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $307.38 ↑ +38%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $307.38 ↑ +38%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $343.86 ↑ +54%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $357.39 ↑ +61%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $361.94 ↑ +63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $361.94 ↑ +63%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $402.34 ↑ +81%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $416.50 ↑ +87%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $416.50 ↑ +87%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $416.50 ↑ +87%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $416.50 ↑ +87%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $433.16 ↑ +95%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $433.16 ↑ +95%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $499.80 ↑ +125%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $541.45 ↑ +143%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $583.10 ↑ +162%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $620.42 ↑ +179%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $620.59 ↑ +179%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $666.40 ↑ +199%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $666.40 ↑ +199%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $666.40 ↑ +199%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $708.05 ↑ +218%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $749.70 ↑ +237%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $2,265.77 ↑ +918%

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Albumin (human), 25%, 50ml at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,434.32 $53.08 – $220.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $210.64 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $169.51 $72.90 – $210.60
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $210.64 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $210.64 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $210.64 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $195.59 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $195.59 not published

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