Epinephrine 1 mg/ml im kit - adult 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

$25.30

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$168.64

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$6.01 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $258.40 with AETNA- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $6.01 ↓ -76%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.67 ↓ -74%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $8.01 ↓ -68%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $31.54 ↑ +25%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $35.06 ↑ +39%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.06 ↑ +39%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $39.22 ↑ +55%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $41.28 ↑ +63%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $41.28 ↑ +63%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $45.89 ↑ +81%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $47.50 ↑ +88%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $47.50 ↑ +88%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $47.50 ↑ +88%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $47.50 ↑ +88%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $49.40 ↑ +95%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $49.40 ↑ +95%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $57.00 ↑ +125%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $61.75 ↑ +144%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $66.50 ↑ +163%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $70.76 ↑ +180%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $70.78 ↑ +180%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $76.00 ↑ +200%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $76.00 ↑ +200%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $76.00 ↑ +200%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $80.75 ↑ +219%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $85.50 ↑ +238%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $95.00 ↑ +275%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $95.00 ↑ +275%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $113.15 ↑ +347%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $127.30 ↑ +403%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $258.40 ↑ +921%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Epinephrine 1 mg/ml im kit - adult at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $8.42 $1.32 – $1.32
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $8.42 $1.32 – $1.32
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $8.42 $1.32 – $1.32
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $8.42 $1.32 – $1.32
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $7.82 $1.32 – $1.32
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $7.82 $1.32 – $1.32
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $8.42 $1.32 – $1.32
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $7.82 $1.32 – $1.32

All California hospitals for this procedure →