Calcium gluconate 2 gram/100 ml in sodium chloride,iso-osm IV solution 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

$64.45

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$429.69

Gross charge

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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.

$0.64 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $599.52 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 $0.64 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.71 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $0.86 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $73.18 ↑ +14%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $81.33 ↑ +26%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $81.33 ↑ +26%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $90.99 ↑ +41%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $95.77 ↑ +49%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $95.77 ↑ +49%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $106.46 ↑ +65%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $110.21 ↑ +71%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $110.21 ↑ +71%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $110.21 ↑ +71%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $110.21 ↑ +71%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $114.61 ↑ +78%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $114.61 ↑ +78%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $132.25 ↑ +105%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $143.27 ↑ +122%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $154.29 ↑ +139%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $164.16 ↑ +155%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $164.21 ↑ +155%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $176.33 ↑ +174%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $176.33 ↑ +174%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $176.33 ↑ +174%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $187.35 ↑ +191%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $198.37 ↑ +208%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $220.41 ↑ +242%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $220.41 ↑ +242%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $262.51 ↑ +307%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $295.35 ↑ +358%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $599.52 ↑ +830%

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Calcium gluconate 2 gram/100 ml in sodium chloride,iso-osm IV solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $738.29 $38.00 – $95.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $730.33 $23.75 – $95.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $98.65 $0.08 – $0.08
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $98.65 $0.08 – $0.08
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $98.65 $0.08 – $0.08
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $98.65 $0.08 – $0.08
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $91.60 $0.08 – $0.08
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $91.60 $0.08 – $0.08

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