Prednisone 1 mg tablet at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$0.65
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.
$4.30
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.
$0.01 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $5.76 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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| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $0.01 | ↓ -98% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $0.64 | ↓ -2% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $0.70 | ↑ +8% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.71 | ↑ +9% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.78 | ↑ +20% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $0.78 | ↑ +20% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $0.86 | ↑ +32% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $0.87 | ↑ +34% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $0.92 | ↑ +42% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $0.92 | ↑ +42% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $1.02 | ↑ +57% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $1.06 | ↑ +63% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $1.06 | ↑ +63% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $1.06 | ↑ +63% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.06 | ↑ +63% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.10 | ↑ +69% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $1.10 | ↑ +69% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $1.27 | ↑ +95% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1.38 | ↑ +112% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1.48 | ↑ +128% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $1.58 | ↑ +143% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1.58 | ↑ +143% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1.69 | ↑ +160% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1.69 | ↑ +160% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $1.69 | ↑ +160% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $1.80 | ↑ +177% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $1.91 | ↑ +194% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $2.12 | ↑ +226% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $2.12 | ↑ +226% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $2.52 | ↑ +288% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $2.84 | ↑ +337% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $5.76 | ↑ +786% |
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Prednisone 1 mg tablet at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $2.97 | $0.02 – $3.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $2.21 | $0.01 – $3.16 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $6.57 | $0.02 – $11.70 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $0.50 | $0.78 – $1.84 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $5.61 | $0.01 – $3.07 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $3.43 | $0.02 – $2.94 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $2.67 | $1.04 – $3.92 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $4.32 | $0.02 – $2.94 |