Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml 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

$122.17

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.

$814.50

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.

$53.08 with BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV vs $1,169.11 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
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $53.08 ↓ -57%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $53.08 ↓ -57%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $53.08 ↓ -57%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $53.08 ↓ -57%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $53.08 ↓ -57%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $53.08 ↓ -57%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $53.08 ↓ -57%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $61.79 ↓ -49%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $63.69 ↓ -48%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $69.00 ↓ -44%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $75.23 ↓ -38%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $75.23 ↓ -38%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $84.93 ↓ -30%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $89.60 ↓ -27%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $91.30 ↓ -25%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $95.54 ↓ -22%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $100.81 ↓ -17%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $119.43 ↓ -2%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $142.70 ↑ +17%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $158.60 ↑ +30%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $158.60 ↑ +30%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $177.43 ↑ +45%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $186.76 ↑ +53%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $186.76 ↑ +53%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $207.60 ↑ +70%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $214.91 ↑ +76%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $214.91 ↑ +76%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $214.91 ↑ +76%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $214.91 ↑ +76%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $223.51 ↑ +83%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $223.51 ↑ +83%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $257.89 ↑ +111%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $275.80 ↑ +126%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $279.38 ↑ +129%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $300.87 ↑ +146%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $306.45 ↑ +151%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $320.13 ↑ +162%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $320.22 ↑ +162%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $343.86 ↑ +181%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $343.86 ↑ +181%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $343.86 ↑ +181%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $365.35 ↑ +199%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $367.69 ↑ +201%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $386.84 ↑ +217%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,169.11 ↑ +857%

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Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $166.21 $40.80 – $100.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $324.80 $40.80 – $100.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $282.51 $34.27 – $98.99
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $920.20 $52.45 – $540.96
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $842.80 $52.45 – $540.96
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $422.72 $53.08 – $120.07
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $422.72 $53.08 – $143.22
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $172.25 $53.08 – $282.82

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