Ampicillin 1 gram solution for injection 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

$23.34

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.

$155.60

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.

$6.22 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $70.75 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 $6.22 ↓ -73%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8.64 ↓ -63%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $9.60 ↓ -59%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.60 ↓ -59%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $10.74 ↓ -54%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $11.30 ↓ -52%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.30 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $11.58 ↓ -50%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $12.56 ↓ -46%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.87 ↓ -45%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $13.01 ↓ -44%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $13.01 ↓ -44%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $13.01 ↓ -44%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.01 ↓ -44%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $13.53 ↓ -42%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.53 ↓ -42%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $15.44 ↓ -34%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $15.61 ↓ -33%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $16.91 ↓ -28%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.21 ↓ -22%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $19.37 ↓ -17%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $19.38 ↓ -17%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $20.81 ↓ -11%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $20.81 ↓ -11%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $20.81 ↓ -11%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $22.11 ↓ -5%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $23.41 ↑ +0%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $26.01 ↑ +11%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $26.01 ↑ +11%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $30.98 ↑ +33%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $34.85 ↑ +49%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $70.75 ↑ +203%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $105.74 $1.17 – $20.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $54.69 $0.99 – $20.54
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