Ampicillin-sulbactam 1.5 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

$18.64

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.

$124.27

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.

$22.52 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $219.86 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 CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $22.52 ↑ +21%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.02 ↑ +34%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $26.84 ↑ +44%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $29.83 ↑ +60%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.83 ↑ +60%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $30.02 ↑ +61%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $33.37 ↑ +79%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.12 ↑ +88%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $35.12 ↑ +88%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $39.04 ↑ +109%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $40.41 ↑ +117%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $40.41 ↑ +117%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $40.41 ↑ +117%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $40.41 ↑ +117%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $42.03 ↑ +125%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $42.03 ↑ +125%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $48.50 ↑ +160%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $52.54 ↑ +182%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $56.58 ↑ +204%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $60.20 ↑ +223%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $60.22 ↑ +223%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $64.66 ↑ +247%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $64.66 ↑ +247%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $64.66 ↑ +247%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $68.70 ↑ +269%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $72.75 ↑ +290%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $80.83 ↑ +334%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $80.83 ↑ +334%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $96.27 ↑ +416%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $108.31 ↑ +481%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $219.86 ↑ +1080%

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Ampicillin-sulbactam 1.5 gram solution for injection at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $55.28 $2.67 – $20.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $54.69 $2.59 – $20.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $122.50 $1.49 – $1.49
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $2.71 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $122.50 $1.49 – $1.49
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $122.50 $1.49 – $1.49
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $122.50 $1.49 – $1.49
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $113.75 $1.49 – $1.49

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