Ceftazidime 4.5 mg/0.2 ml intraocular injection - cnr 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

$18.15

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$121.00

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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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$21.60 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $176.99 with AETNA- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $21.60 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $21.88 ↑ +21%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $24.01 ↑ +32%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.01 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $24.31 ↑ +34%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $26.86 ↑ +48%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $28.27 ↑ +56%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.27 ↑ +56%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $29.16 ↑ +61%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $31.43 ↑ +73%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $32.54 ↑ +79%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $32.54 ↑ +79%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $32.54 ↑ +79%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.54 ↑ +79%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $33.84 ↑ +86%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $33.84 ↑ +86%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $39.04 ↑ +115%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $42.30 ↑ +133%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $45.55 ↑ +151%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $48.46 ↑ +167%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $48.48 ↑ +167%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $52.06 ↑ +187%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $52.06 ↑ +187%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $52.06 ↑ +187%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $55.31 ↑ +205%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $58.56 ↑ +223%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $65.07 ↑ +259%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $65.07 ↑ +259%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $77.50 ↑ +327%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $87.19 ↑ +380%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $176.99 ↑ +875%

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Ceftazidime 4.5 mg/0.2 ml intraocular injection - cnr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $42.30 $1.36 – $20.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $41.84 $2.64 – $20.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $69.44 $1.64 – $1.64
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $2.56 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $69.44 $1.64 – $1.64
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $69.44 $1.64 – $1.64
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $69.44 $1.64 – $1.64
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $64.48 $1.64 – $1.64

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