Sulfamethoxazole 400 mg-trimethoprim 80 mg/5 ml intravenous 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

$21.67

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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$144.45

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 $194.45 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 $23.73 ↑ +10%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $26.38 ↑ +22%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $26.38 ↑ +22%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $29.51 ↑ +36%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $31.06 ↑ +43%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $31.06 ↑ +43%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $34.53 ↑ +59%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $35.75 ↑ +65%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $35.75 ↑ +65%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $35.75 ↑ +65%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.75 ↑ +65%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $37.17 ↑ +72%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $37.17 ↑ +72%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $42.89 ↑ +98%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $46.47 ↑ +114%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $50.04 ↑ +131%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $53.25 ↑ +146%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $53.26 ↑ +146%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $57.19 ↑ +164%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $57.19 ↑ +164%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $57.19 ↑ +164%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $60.77 ↑ +180%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $64.34 ↑ +197%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $71.49 ↑ +230%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $71.49 ↑ +230%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $85.14 ↑ +293%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $95.80 ↑ +342%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $194.45 ↑ +797%

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Sulfamethoxazole 400 mg-trimethoprim 80 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $22.64 $10.40 – $26.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $66.80 $2.00 – $8.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $88.77 $0.05 – $0.05
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $36.80 $18.09 – $52.26
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $88.77 $0.05 – $0.05
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $88.77 $0.05 – $0.05
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $88.77 $0.05 – $0.05
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $82.43 $0.05 – $0.05

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