Gadobutrol 1 mmol/ml intravenous solution (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

$4.35

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.

$29.00

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.

$0.38 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $36.03 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 $0.38 ↓ -91%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1.42 ↓ -67%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $2.76 ↓ -37%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3.06 ↓ -30%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $3.68 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8.93 ↑ +105%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $9.92 ↑ +128%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.92 ↑ +128%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $11.10 ↑ +155%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $11.68 ↑ +169%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.68 ↑ +169%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $12.99 ↑ +199%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $13.45 ↑ +209%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $13.45 ↑ +209%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $13.45 ↑ +209%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $13.45 ↑ +209%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $13.98 ↑ +221%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $13.98 ↑ +221%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $16.13 ↑ +271%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $17.48 ↑ +302%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $18.82 ↑ +333%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.03 ↑ +360%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $20.03 ↑ +360%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.51 ↑ +394%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.51 ↑ +394%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $21.51 ↑ +394%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $22.86 ↑ +426%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $24.20 ↑ +456%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $26.89 ↑ +518%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $26.89 ↑ +518%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $32.03 ↑ +636%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $36.03 ↑ +728%

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Gadobutrol 1 mmol/ml intravenous solution (wrapper) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $45.90 $0.56 – $1.11
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $17.32 $0.33 – $25.48
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $112.46 $0.56 – $1.20
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $112.46 $0.53 – $1.43
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $45.90 $2.83 – $2.83
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $43.20 $0.38 – $1.47
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $813.79 $0.33 – $1,025.08
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana $31.50 $0.52 – $3.09

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