Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$29.33
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.
$195.54
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.
$3.13 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $377.54 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 | $3.13 | ↓ -89% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $30.67 | ↑ +5% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $34.08 | ↑ +16% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $40.89 | ↑ +39% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $46.08 | ↑ +57% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $51.22 | ↑ +75% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $51.22 | ↑ +75% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $57.30 | ↑ +95% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $60.31 | ↑ +106% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $60.31 | ↑ +106% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $67.04 | ↑ +129% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $69.40 | ↑ +137% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $69.40 | ↑ +137% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $69.40 | ↑ +137% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $69.40 | ↑ +137% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $72.18 | ↑ +146% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $72.18 | ↑ +146% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $83.28 | ↑ +184% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $90.22 | ↑ +208% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $97.16 | ↑ +231% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $103.38 | ↑ +252% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $103.41 | ↑ +253% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $111.04 | ↑ +279% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $111.04 | ↑ +279% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $111.04 | ↑ +279% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $117.98 | ↑ +302% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $124.92 | ↑ +326% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $138.80 | ↑ +373% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $138.80 | ↑ +373% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $165.31 | ↑ +464% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $185.99 | ↑ +534% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $377.54 | ↑ +1187% |
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Sodium chloride 0.9 % intravenous solution at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $20.04 | $2.47 – $43.20 |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | $28.63 | $3.30 – $42.66 |
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $72.18 | $2.28 – $2.28 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $57.38 | $1.42 – $8.40 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $72.18 | $2.28 – $2.28 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $72.18 | $2.28 – $2.28 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $72.18 | $2.28 – $2.28 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $67.03 | $2.28 – $2.28 |