Natalizumab 300 mg/15 ml intravenous solution 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

$7,453.42

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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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$49,689.46

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.

$24.41 with UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS vs $135,155.32 with AETNA- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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
UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN MCARE-ALL OTHER PLANS $24.41 ↓ -100%
BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV BLUE SHIELD MCR ADV $24.41 ↓ -100%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $24.41 ↓ -100%
FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS FHCN PACE MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $24.41 ↓ -100%
KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCR ADV IP/OP ONLY $24.41 ↓ -100%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $24.41 ↓ -100%
HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV HERITAGE/HPN MCR ADV $24.41 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $25.09 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $27.88 ↓ -100%
AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS AMRCN INDIAN HLTH PROJ MCR ADV - ALL PLANS $29.29 ↓ -100%
NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS NETWORK PROVDRS LLC MCARE-ALL PLANS $31.73 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $33.45 ↓ -100%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $38.51 ↓ -99%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $38.51 ↓ -99%
OSCAR - ALL PLANS OSCAR - ALL PLANS $39.05 ↓ -99%
KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM HMO IP/OP ONLY-ALL OTHER PLANS $41.98 ↓ -99%
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $43.93 ↓ -99%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $45.87 ↓ -99%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $54.91 ↓ -99%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,900.00 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $8,588.00 ↑ +15%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,541.00 ↑ +28%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $9,541.00 ↑ +28%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,121.00 ↑ +36%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $12,422.36 ↑ +67%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $14,906.84 ↑ +100%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $14,906.84 ↑ +100%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $14,906.84 ↑ +100%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $20,372.68 ↑ +173%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $20,511.81 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $21,590.07 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $21,590.07 ↑ +190%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $22,956.53 ↑ +208%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $23,503.11 ↑ +215%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $25,838.52 ↑ +247%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $25,838.52 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $29,813.67 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $32,298.15 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $34,782.62 ↑ +367%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $39,751.56 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $39,751.56 ↑ +433%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $39,751.56 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $42,236.04 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $44,720.51 ↑ +500%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $135,155.32 ↑ +1713%

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Natalizumab 300 mg/15 ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $7,821.43 $17.41 – $16,865.60
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $7,737.10 $16.11 – $16,654.78
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $14,323.22 $28.00 – $28.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $14,323.22 $28.00 – $28.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $14,323.22 $28.00 – $28.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $14,323.22 $28.00 – $28.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $13,300.13 $28.00 – $28.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $13,300.13 $28.00 – $28.00

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