Amphotericin b lipid complex 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

$131.36

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.

$875.70

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.

$17.41 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $2,381.90 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $17.41 ↓ -87%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $63.48 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.54 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $84.63 ↓ -36%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $290.73 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $323.13 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $323.13 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $361.49 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $380.49 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $380.49 ↑ +190%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $422.96 ↑ +222%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $437.85 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $437.85 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $437.85 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $437.85 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $455.36 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $455.36 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $525.42 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $569.21 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $612.99 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $652.22 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $652.40 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $700.56 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $700.56 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $700.56 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $744.35 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $788.13 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $875.70 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $875.70 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $1,042.96 ↑ +694%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $1,173.44 ↑ +793%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $2,381.90 ↑ +1713%

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Amphotericin b lipid complex at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $350.86 $13.09 – $709.42
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $186.26 $10.00 – $10.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $186.26 $10.00 – $10.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $186.26 $10.00 – $10.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $186.26 $10.00 – $10.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $172.95 $10.00 – $10.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $172.95 $10.00 – $10.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $186.26 $10.00 – $10.00

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