Misoprostol, oral, 200 mcg at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$2.08
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.
$13.85
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.
$0.84 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $37.67 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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| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $0.84 | ↓ -60% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $4.60 | ↑ +121% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $5.11 | ↑ +146% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5.11 | ↑ +146% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $5.72 | ↑ +175% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $5.97 | ↑ +187% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $6.02 | ↑ +189% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $6.02 | ↑ +189% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $6.64 | ↑ +219% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $6.69 | ↑ +222% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $6.92 | ↑ +233% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $6.92 | ↑ +233% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $6.92 | ↑ +233% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $6.92 | ↑ +233% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $7.20 | ↑ +246% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $7.20 | ↑ +246% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $7.96 | ↑ +283% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $8.31 | ↑ +300% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $9.00 | ↑ +333% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $9.69 | ↑ +366% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $10.32 | ↑ +396% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $10.32 | ↑ +396% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $11.08 | ↑ +433% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $11.08 | ↑ +433% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $11.08 | ↑ +433% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $11.77 | ↑ +466% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $12.46 | ↑ +499% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $13.85 | ↑ +566% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $13.85 | ↑ +566% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $16.49 | ↑ +693% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $18.56 | ↑ +792% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $37.67 | ↑ +1711% |
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Misoprostol, oral, 200 mcg at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |
| Panorama Medical Center | PANORAMA CITY | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |
| San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center | SAN DIEGO | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |
| Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center | LOS ANGELES | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley | $2.11 | $0.97 – $14.47 |
| San Marcos Medical Center | SAN MARCOS | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |
| West Los Angeles Medical Center | LOS ANGELES | $2.78 | $1.88 – $1.88 |