Sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose 62.5 mg/5 ml intravenous 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

$48.03

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$320.22

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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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$2.49 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $871.01 with AETNA- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
BC MEDI-CAL BC MEDI-CAL $2.49 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE $23.81 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.45 ↓ -45%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $31.74 ↓ -34%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $106.31 ↑ +121%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $118.16 ↑ +146%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $118.16 ↑ +146%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $132.19 ↑ +175%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.14 ↑ +190%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $139.14 ↑ +190%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $154.67 ↑ +222%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $160.11 ↑ +233%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $160.11 ↑ +233%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $160.11 ↑ +233%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $160.11 ↑ +233%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $166.52 ↑ +247%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $166.52 ↑ +247%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $192.13 ↑ +300%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $208.15 ↑ +333%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $224.16 ↑ +367%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $238.50 ↑ +397%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $238.57 ↑ +397%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $256.18 ↑ +433%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $256.18 ↑ +433%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $256.18 ↑ +433%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $272.19 ↑ +467%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $288.20 ↑ +500%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $320.22 ↑ +567%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $320.22 ↑ +567%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $381.39 ↑ +694%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $429.10 ↑ +793%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $871.01 ↑ +1713%

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Sodium ferric gluconate complex in sucrose 62.5 mg/5 ml intravenous at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $56.40 $1.94 – $34.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $55.79 $2.63 – $33.97
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $75.45 $2.18 – $2.18
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $50.37 $1.87 – $34.50
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $75.45 $2.18 – $2.18
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $75.45 $2.18 – $2.18
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $75.45 $2.18 – $2.18
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $70.06 $2.18 – $2.18

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