Lutetium lu 177 vipivotide 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

$115.20

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.

$768.00

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.

$248.39 with KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY vs $937.39 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $248.39 ↑ +116%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $248.39 ↑ +116%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $254.98 ↑ +121%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $267.32 ↑ +132%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $267.32 ↑ +132%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $267.32 ↑ +132%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $267.32 ↑ +132%
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $267.32 ↑ +132%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $267.32 ↑ +132%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $267.32 ↑ +132%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $283.39 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $283.39 ↑ +146%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $295.83 ↑ +157%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $317.03 ↑ +175%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $320.78 ↑ +178%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $332.84 ↑ +189%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $333.70 ↑ +190%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $333.70 ↑ +190%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $347.51 ↑ +202%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $363.26 ↑ +215%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $384.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $384.00 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $384.00 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $384.00 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $399.36 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $399.36 ↑ +247%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $427.71 ↑ +271%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $459.78 ↑ +299%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $460.80 ↑ +300%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $481.17 ↑ +318%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $499.20 ↑ +333%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $506.88 ↑ +340%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $537.60 ↑ +367%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $545.28 ↑ +373%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $572.01 ↑ +397%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $601.46 ↑ +422%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $614.40 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $614.40 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $614.40 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $652.80 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $691.20 ↑ +500%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $703.14 ↑ +510%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $781.26 ↑ +578%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $937.39 ↑ +714%

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Lutetium lu 177 vipivotide at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $356.96 $417.00 – $817.32
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora $116.11 $248.39 – $655.75
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $254.40 – $516.43
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $259.60 – $516.43
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $259.60 – $516.43
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg not published $259.60 – $721.04
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna not published $366.03 – $366.03
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo not published $220.66 – $516.43

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