Heparin bolus from bag at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$23.38
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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$155.84
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$2.36 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $108.48 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $2.36 | ↓ -90% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $2.62 | ↓ -89% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $3.15 | ↓ -87% |
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $5.46 | ↓ -77% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $13.24 | ↓ -43% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $14.72 | ↓ -37% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $14.72 | ↓ -37% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $16.46 | ↓ -30% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $17.33 | ↓ -26% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $17.33 | ↓ -26% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $19.26 | ↓ -18% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $19.94 | ↓ -15% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $19.94 | ↓ -15% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $19.94 | ↓ -15% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $19.94 | ↓ -15% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $20.74 | ↓ -11% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $20.74 | ↓ -11% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $23.93 | ↑ +2% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $25.92 | ↑ +11% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $27.92 | ↑ +19% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $29.70 | ↑ +27% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $29.71 | ↑ +27% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $31.91 | ↑ +36% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $31.91 | ↑ +36% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $31.91 | ↑ +36% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $33.90 | ↑ +45% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $35.89 | ↑ +54% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $39.88 | ↑ +71% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $39.88 | ↑ +71% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $47.50 | ↑ +103% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $53.44 | ↑ +129% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $108.48 | ↑ +364% |
Visitor-reported prices
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Heparin bolus from bag at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $97.95 | $0.27 – $20.80 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $351.96 | $0.33 – $20.54 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $94.08 | $0.22 – $0.22 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $57.38 | $0.33 – $20.10 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $94.08 | $0.22 – $0.22 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $94.08 | $0.22 – $0.22 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $94.08 | $0.22 – $0.22 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $87.36 | $0.22 – $0.22 |