Diphenhydramine 50 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 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

$8.90

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$59.33

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.

$4.72 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $92.48 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 $4.72 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.24 ↓ -41%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $6.25 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $6.29 ↓ -29%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $11.29 ↑ +27%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.55 ↑ +41%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $12.55 ↑ +41%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $14.04 ↑ +58%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.77 ↑ +66%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $14.77 ↑ +66%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $16.42 ↑ +84%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $17.00 ↑ +91%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $17.00 ↑ +91%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $17.00 ↑ +91%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.00 ↑ +91%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $17.68 ↑ +99%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $17.68 ↑ +99%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $20.40 ↑ +129%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $22.10 ↑ +148%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $23.80 ↑ +167%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.32 ↑ +184%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $25.33 ↑ +185%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $27.20 ↑ +206%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $27.20 ↑ +206%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $27.20 ↑ +206%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $28.90 ↑ +225%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $30.60 ↑ +244%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $34.00 ↑ +282%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $34.00 ↑ +282%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $40.49 ↑ +355%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $45.56 ↑ +412%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $92.48 ↑ +939%

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Diphenhydramine 50 mg/ml injection (wrapper) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $9.65 $0.90 – $20.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9.55 $1.09 – $20.54
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $5.48 $0.90 – $0.90
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $1.20 – $20.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $5.48 $0.90 – $0.90
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5.48 $0.90 – $0.90
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5.48 $0.90 – $0.90
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $5.09 $0.90 – $0.90

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