Mycophenolate mofetil 250 mg capsule 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

$6.80

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.

$45.30

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.

$1.50 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $31.86 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
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $1.50 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.67 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $2.00 ↓ -71%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $3.89 ↓ -43%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $4.32 ↓ -36%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.32 ↓ -36%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $4.84 ↓ -29%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.09 ↓ -25%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $5.09 ↓ -25%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $5.66 ↓ -17%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $5.86 ↓ -14%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $5.86 ↓ -14%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $5.86 ↓ -14%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.86 ↓ -14%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $6.09 ↓ -10%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $6.09 ↓ -10%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $7.03 ↑ +3%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $7.61 ↑ +12%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $8.20 ↑ +21%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $8.73 ↑ +28%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.73 ↑ +28%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.37 ↑ +38%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.37 ↑ +38%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $9.37 ↑ +38%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $9.96 ↑ +46%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $10.54 ↑ +55%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $11.71 ↑ +72%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $11.71 ↑ +72%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $13.95 ↑ +105%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $15.70 ↑ +131%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $31.86 ↑ +369%

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Mycophenolate mofetil 250 mg capsule at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $21.15 $0.15 – $3.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $15.79 $0.25 – $3.16
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $21.03 $0.24 – $25.74
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $5.61 $0.31 – $0.60
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $46.23 $0.25 – $85.26
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $58.71 $5.04 – $19.07
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $42.34 $0.24 – $85.26
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $28.37 $0.31 – $0.65

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