Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$31.25
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.
$208.32
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.
$5.15 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $482.17 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 | $5.15 | ↓ -84% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5.72 | ↓ -82% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $6.86 | ↓ -78% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $58.85 | ↑ +88% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $65.41 | ↑ +109% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $65.41 | ↑ +109% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $73.18 | ↑ +134% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $77.02 | ↑ +146% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $77.02 | ↑ +146% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $85.62 | ↑ +174% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $88.64 | ↑ +184% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $88.64 | ↑ +184% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $88.64 | ↑ +184% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $88.64 | ↑ +184% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $92.18 | ↑ +195% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $92.18 | ↑ +195% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $106.36 | ↑ +240% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $115.23 | ↑ +269% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $124.09 | ↑ +297% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $132.03 | ↑ +322% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $132.07 | ↑ +323% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $141.82 | ↑ +354% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $141.82 | ↑ +354% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $141.82 | ↑ +354% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $150.68 | ↑ +382% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $159.54 | ↑ +411% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $177.27 | ↑ +467% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $177.27 | ↑ +467% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $211.13 | ↑ +576% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $237.54 | ↑ +660% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $482.17 | ↑ +1443% |
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Nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 ml (200 mcg/ml) in 5 % dextrose intravenous at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $40.07 | $12.40 – $31.00 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $39.64 | $7.75 – $31.00 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $57.38 | $18.09 – $52.26 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $89.76 | $2.07 – $2.88 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $115.99 | $24.30 – $52.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $106.24 | $46.44 – $168.56 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $89.76 | $2.24 – $2.88 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | $89.76 | $2.67 – $2.88 |