Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml injection 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

$34.15

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.

$227.69

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.

$0.21 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $136.87 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 $0.21 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $0.24 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $0.29 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $16.71 ↓ -51%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $18.57 ↓ -46%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.57 ↓ -46%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $20.77 ↓ -39%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.86 ↓ -36%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $21.86 ↓ -36%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $24.30 ↓ -29%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $25.16 ↓ -26%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $25.16 ↓ -26%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $25.16 ↓ -26%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $25.16 ↓ -26%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $26.17 ↓ -23%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $26.17 ↓ -23%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $30.19 ↓ -12%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $32.71 ↓ -4%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $35.22 ↑ +3%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.48 ↑ +10%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $37.49 ↑ +10%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $40.26 ↑ +18%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $40.26 ↑ +18%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $40.26 ↑ +18%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $42.77 ↑ +25%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $45.29 ↑ +33%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $50.32 ↑ +47%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $50.32 ↑ +47%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $59.93 ↑ +75%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $67.43 ↑ +97%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $136.87 ↑ +301%

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Phenylephrine 10 mg/ml injection solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $96.16 $6.50 – $26.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $220.61 $0.01 – $0.01
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $67.89 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $220.61 $0.01 – $0.01
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $220.61 $0.01 – $0.01
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $220.61 $0.01 – $0.01
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $204.85 $0.01 – $0.01
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $204.85 $0.01 – $0.01

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