Ondansetron hcl (pf) 2 mg/ml injection (wrapper) 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

$8.51

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.

$56.74

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.

$1.24 with BLUE SHIELD EPN vs $24.87 with BLUE CROSS MCS — 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 SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $1.24 ↓ -85%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.37 ↓ -84%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $1.37 ↓ -84%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $1.54 ↓ -82%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1.62 ↓ -81%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.62 ↓ -81%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $1.80 ↓ -79%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $1.86 ↓ -78%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.86 ↓ -78%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1.86 ↓ -78%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $1.86 ↓ -78%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $1.94 ↓ -77%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $1.94 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $2.23 ↓ -74%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2.42 ↓ -72%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2.61 ↓ -69%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2.77 ↓ -67%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $2.77 ↓ -67%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2.98 ↓ -65%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2.98 ↓ -65%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $2.98 ↓ -65%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3.16 ↓ -63%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $3.35 ↓ -61%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $3.72 ↓ -56%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $3.72 ↓ -56%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $4.43 ↓ -48%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $4.99 ↓ -41%
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $5.30 ↓ -38%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $10.13 ↑ +19%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $18.66 ↑ +119%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.73 ↑ +144%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $24.87 ↑ +192%

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Ondansetron hcl (pf) 2 mg/ml injection (wrapper) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $39.70 $0.12 – $4.55
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $39.27 $0.13 – $1.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $7.03 $0.09 – $0.09
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $29.35 $0.13 – $20.10
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $7.03 $0.09 – $0.09
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $7.03 $0.09 – $0.09
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $7.03 $0.09 – $0.09
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $6.53 $0.09 – $0.09

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