Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$1.36
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.
$9.04
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.
$1.29 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $24.59 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 | $1.29 | ↓ -5% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.43 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $1.72 | ↑ +26% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $3.00 | ↑ +121% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $3.34 | ↑ +146% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.34 | ↑ +146% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $3.73 | ↑ +174% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3.93 | ↑ +189% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $3.93 | ↑ +189% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $4.37 | ↑ +221% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $4.52 | ↑ +232% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $4.52 | ↑ +232% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $4.52 | ↑ +232% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.52 | ↑ +232% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $4.70 | ↑ +246% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $4.70 | ↑ +246% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $5.42 | ↑ +299% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $5.88 | ↑ +332% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $6.33 | ↑ +365% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $6.73 | ↑ +395% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $6.74 | ↑ +396% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $7.23 | ↑ +432% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $7.23 | ↑ +432% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $7.23 | ↑ +432% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $7.69 | ↑ +465% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $8.14 | ↑ +499% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $9.04 | ↑ +565% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $9.04 | ↑ +565% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $10.77 | ↑ +692% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $12.12 | ↑ +791% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $24.59 | ↑ +1708% |
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Methylprednisolone 4 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $3.34 | $0.20 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $3.31 | $0.40 – $3.16 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $6.57 | $0.37 – $11.70 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.49 – $0.52 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $9.42 | $0.38 – $21.56 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $5.39 | $2.10 – $7.93 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $8.63 | $0.37 – $21.56 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $12.41 | $0.49 – $0.56 |