Methotrexate sodium (pf) 1 gram solution for injection 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

$12.83

Cash price

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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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$85.52

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.

$8.19 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $186.03 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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $8.19 ↓ -36%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $22.71 ↑ +77%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.24 ↑ +97%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $25.24 ↑ +97%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $28.23 ↑ +120%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.72 ↑ +132%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $29.72 ↑ +132%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $33.03 ↑ +157%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $34.20 ↑ +167%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $34.20 ↑ +167%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $34.20 ↑ +167%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $34.20 ↑ +167%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $35.57 ↑ +177%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $35.57 ↑ +177%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $41.04 ↑ +220%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $44.46 ↑ +247%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $47.88 ↑ +273%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $49.11 ↑ +283%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $50.94 ↑ +297%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $50.95 ↑ +297%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $54.57 ↑ +325%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54.72 ↑ +327%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54.72 ↑ +327%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $54.72 ↑ +327%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $58.14 ↑ +353%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $61.56 ↑ +380%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $65.47 ↑ +410%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $68.40 ↑ +433%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $68.40 ↑ +433%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $81.46 ↑ +535%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $91.65 ↑ +614%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $186.03 ↑ +1350%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $83.11 $1.95 – $50.40
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