Amiodarone 50 mg/ml intravenous solution 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

$11.87

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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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$79.10

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.

$19.08 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $156.34 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 EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $19.08 ↑ +61%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.21 ↑ +79%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $21.21 ↑ +79%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $23.73 ↑ +100%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.97 ↑ +110%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $24.97 ↑ +110%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $27.76 ↑ +134%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $28.74 ↑ +142%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $28.74 ↑ +142%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.74 ↑ +142%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $28.74 ↑ +142%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $29.89 ↑ +152%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $29.89 ↑ +152%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $34.49 ↑ +191%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $37.36 ↑ +215%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $40.23 ↑ +239%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $42.81 ↑ +261%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $42.82 ↑ +261%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.98 ↑ +287%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.98 ↑ +287%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.98 ↑ +287%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $48.86 ↑ +312%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $51.73 ↑ +336%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $57.48 ↑ +384%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $57.48 ↑ +384%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $68.45 ↑ +477%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $77.02 ↑ +549%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $90.93 ↑ +666%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.04 ↑ +751%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $121.23 ↑ +921%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $156.34 ↑ +1217%

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Amiodarone 50 mg/ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $23.38 $0.31 – $20.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $57.99 $0.54 – $20.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $124.32 $0.51 – $0.51
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $0.56 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $124.32 $0.51 – $0.51
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $124.32 $0.51 – $0.51
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $124.32 $0.51 – $0.51
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $115.44 $0.51 – $0.51

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