Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen 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

$9.30

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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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$62.00

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.

$0.05 with AETNA- ALL PLANS vs $222.01 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $0.05 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1.99 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $2.21 ↓ -76%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.21 ↓ -76%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $2.48 ↓ -73%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $2.61 ↓ -72%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.61 ↓ -72%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $2.96 ↓ -68%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.00 ↓ -68%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $3.00 ↓ -68%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3.00 ↓ -68%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $3.00 ↓ -68%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $3.12 ↓ -66%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $3.12 ↓ -66%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3.60 ↓ -61%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $3.90 ↓ -58%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.20 ↓ -55%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.47 ↓ -52%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $4.47 ↓ -52%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.80 ↓ -48%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.80 ↓ -48%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $4.80 ↓ -48%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.10 ↓ -45%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $5.40 ↓ -42%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $6.00 ↓ -35%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $6.00 ↓ -35%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $7.15 ↓ -23%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $8.04 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $166.50 ↑ +1690%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $185.01 ↑ +1889%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $222.01 ↑ +2287%

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Analgesics non-opioid definitive assay 1 or 2 acetaminophen at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $213.92 $29.00 – $29.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $213.92 $29.00 – $29.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $213.92 $29.00 – $29.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $213.92 $29.00 – $29.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $200.20 $18.00 – $18.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $200.20 $18.00 – $18.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $213.92 $29.00 – $29.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $96.40 $2.87 – $6.79

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