Cilastatin sodium 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

$47.04

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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$313.61

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.

$46.97 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $853.01 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 $46.97 ↓ -0%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $52.19 ↑ +11%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $62.62 ↑ +33%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $104.12 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $115.72 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $115.72 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $129.46 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $136.26 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $136.26 ↑ +190%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $151.47 ↑ +222%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $156.80 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $156.80 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $156.80 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.80 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $163.08 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $163.08 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $188.16 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $203.84 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $219.52 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $233.57 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $233.64 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $250.89 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $250.89 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $250.89 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $266.57 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $282.25 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $313.61 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $313.61 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $373.51 ↑ +694%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $420.23 ↑ +793%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $853.01 ↑ +1713%

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Cilastatin sodium injection at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $101.66 $6.81 – $24.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $59.83 $11.88 – $40.29
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $77.40 $7.14 – $7.14
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $51.69 $11.88 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $77.40 $7.14 – $7.14
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $77.40 $7.14 – $7.14
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $77.40 $7.14 – $7.14
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $71.87 $7.14 – $7.14

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