Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$93.74
Cash price 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.
$624.93
Gross charge 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.
$13.67 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $299.59 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $13.67 | ↓ -85% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $14.58 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $16.20 | ↓ -83% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $19.44 | ↓ -79% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $36.57 | ↓ -61% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $40.64 | ↓ -57% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $40.64 | ↓ -57% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $45.47 | ↓ -51% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $47.86 | ↓ -49% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $47.86 | ↓ -49% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $53.20 | ↓ -43% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $55.07 | ↓ -41% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $55.07 | ↓ -41% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $55.07 | ↓ -41% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $55.07 | ↓ -41% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $57.28 | ↓ -39% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $57.28 | ↓ -39% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $66.09 | ↓ -29% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $71.59 | ↓ -24% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $77.10 | ↓ -18% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $82.04 | ↓ -12% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $82.06 | ↓ -12% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $88.12 | ↓ -6% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $88.12 | ↓ -6% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $88.12 | ↓ -6% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $93.62 | ↓ -0% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $99.13 | ↑ +6% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $110.14 | ↑ +17% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $110.14 | ↑ +17% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $131.18 | ↑ +40% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $147.59 | ↑ +57% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $299.59 | ↑ +220% |
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Betamethasone acetate and sodium phos 6 mg/ml suspension for injection at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $18.93 | $5.12 – $27.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $18.72 | $9.36 – $32.67 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $10.08 | $7.14 – $7.14 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $63.08 | $6.27 – $112.32 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $10.08 | $7.14 – $7.14 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $10.08 | $7.14 – $7.14 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $10.08 | $7.14 – $7.14 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $8.44 | $7.14 – $7.14 |