Diatrizoate meglumine 18 % urethral 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

$0.31

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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$2.09

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.

$0.09 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $2.80 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL — 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $0.09 ↓ -71%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $0.35 ↑ +13%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $0.37 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.41 ↑ +32%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $0.49 ↑ +58%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $0.69 ↑ +123%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $0.77 ↑ +148%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.77 ↑ +148%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $0.86 ↑ +177%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $0.91 ↑ +194%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.91 ↑ +194%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1.01 ↑ +226%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1.05 ↑ +239%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.05 ↑ +239%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1.05 ↑ +239%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1.05 ↑ +239%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1.09 ↑ +252%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1.09 ↑ +252%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1.25 ↑ +303%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1.36 ↑ +339%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1.46 ↑ +371%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.56 ↑ +403%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $1.56 ↑ +403%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1.67 ↑ +439%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1.67 ↑ +439%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $1.67 ↑ +439%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1.78 ↑ +474%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $1.88 ↑ +506%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $2.09 ↑ +574%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $2.09 ↑ +574%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $2.49 ↑ +703%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $2.80 ↑ +803%

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Diatrizoate meglumine 18 % urethral solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $93.50 $0.08 – $44.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $20.56 $0.08 – $44.24
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $114.18 $0.07 – $0.07
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $106.03 $0.07 – $0.07
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $106.03 $0.07 – $0.07

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