Vasopressin 20 unit/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

$187.04

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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$1,246.94

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.

$13.30 with BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE vs $1,107.57 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 $13.30 ↓ -93%
BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.77 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS MCS BLUE CROSS MCS $17.73 ↓ -91%
BLUE SHIELD EPN BLUE SHIELD EPN $135.19 ↓ -28%
BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO $150.25 ↓ -20%
BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS $150.25 ↓ -20%
UHC JLL CSP UHC JLL CSP $168.09 ↓ -10%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $176.93 ↓ -5%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $176.93 ↓ -5%
WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS $196.67 ↑ +5%
KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT $203.60 ↑ +9%
COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS $203.60 ↑ +9%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $203.60 ↑ +9%
KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $203.60 ↑ +9%
CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS $211.74 ↑ +13%
CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS $211.74 ↑ +13%
FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $244.32 ↑ +31%
PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $264.68 ↑ +42%
INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $285.04 ↑ +52%
HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $303.28 ↑ +62%
HERITAGE/HPN COMM HERITAGE/HPN COMM $303.36 ↑ +62%
INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $325.75 ↑ +74%
AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $325.75 ↑ +74%
THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS $325.75 ↑ +74%
BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $346.11 ↑ +85%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS $366.47 ↑ +96%
KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY $407.19 ↑ +118%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $407.19 ↑ +118%
HEALTHNET MCAL HEALTHNET MCAL $484.97 ↑ +159%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL $511.24 ↑ +173%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,107.57 ↑ +492%

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Vasopressin 20 unit/ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $2,452.31 $10.40 – $26.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,425.87 $6.50 – $26.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $682.24 $1.26 – $1.26
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $335.07 $100.00 – $596.70
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $682.24 $1.26 – $1.26
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $682.24 $1.26 – $1.26
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $682.24 $1.26 – $1.26
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $633.51 $1.26 – $1.26

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