Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
3001 Sillect Avenue Bakersfield CA 93308|3001 Sillect Avenue, Bakersfield, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1538157508
$277.66
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.
?
What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$1,851.06
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.
?
The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$23.43 with BC MEDI-CAL vs $1,416.61 with AETNA- ALL PLANS — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
?
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 →
?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC MEDI-CAL | BC MEDI-CAL | $23.43 | ↓ -92% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPN | BLUE SHIELD EPN | $172.91 | ↓ -38% |
| BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE SHIELD HMO/POS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $192.18 | ↓ -31% |
| BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | BLUE SHIELD EPO/PPO | $192.18 | ↓ -31% |
| UHC JLL CSP | UHC JLL CSP | $214.99 | ↓ -23% |
| UHC HMO | UHC HMO | $226.29 | ↓ -19% |
| UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS | $226.29 | ↓ -19% |
| WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | WESTERN GROWERS/PINNACLE- ALL PLANS | $251.55 | ↓ -9% |
| KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | KERN LEGACY HP EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $260.41 | ↓ -6% |
| COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | COUNTY OF KERN - ALL PLANS | $260.41 | ↓ -6% |
| GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | GEM CARE- ALL PLANS | $260.41 | ↓ -6% |
| KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | KERN LEGACY SHARE SELECT | $260.41 | ↓ -6% |
| CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | CIGNA HMO/OPEN ACCESS | $270.82 | ↓ -2% |
| CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | CIGNA- ALL OTHER PLANS | $270.82 | ↓ -2% |
| FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | FIRST HEALTH/COVENTRY IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $312.49 | ↑ +13% |
| PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | PHCS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $338.53 | ↑ +22% |
| INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTERPLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $364.57 | ↑ +31% |
| HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | HEALTHNET HMO/POS/PPO/EPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $387.90 | ↑ +40% |
| HERITAGE/HPN COMM | HERITAGE/HPN COMM | $388.00 | ↑ +40% |
| AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | AFFILIATED HEALTH FUNDS IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $416.65 | ↑ +50% |
| INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | INTEGRATED HEALTH PLAN IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $416.65 | ↑ +50% |
| THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | THREE RIVERS PROVIDER NETWORK IP/OP ONLY-ALL PLANS | $416.65 | ↑ +50% |
| BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | BEECH STREET IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $442.69 | ↑ +59% |
| GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK IP/OP ONLY- ALL PLANS | $468.73 | ↑ +69% |
| KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | KAISER MCAL IP/OP ONLY | $520.81 | ↑ +88% |
| MEDI-CAL | MEDI-CAL | $520.81 | ↑ +88% |
| BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | BLUE CROSS EXCHANGE | $565.98 | ↑ +104% |
| KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | KERN HEALTH SYSTEMS MCAL | $606.30 | ↑ +118% |
| HEALTHNET MCAL | HEALTHNET MCAL | $620.29 | ↑ +123% |
| BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | BLUE CROSS NON-MCS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $628.86 | ↑ +126% |
| BLUE CROSS MCS | BLUE CROSS MCS | $754.53 | ↑ +172% |
| AETNA- ALL PLANS | AETNA- ALL PLANS | $1,416.61 | ↑ +410% |
Visitor-reported prices
Comments
Zoledronic acid 4 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Medical Center | FRESNO | $2,290.03 | $5.20 – $5.20 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $1,314.00 | $9.24 – $900.00 |
| Antioch Medical Center | ANTIOCH | $2,290.03 | $5.20 – $5.20 |
| Redwood City Medical Center | Redwood City | $2,290.03 | $5.20 – $5.20 |
| Santa Clara Medical Center | SANTA CLARA | $2,290.03 | $5.20 – $5.20 |
| Baldwin Park Medical Center | BALDWIN PARK | $2,126.46 | $5.20 – $5.20 |
| Riverside Medical Center | RIVERSIDE | $2,126.46 | $5.20 – $5.20 |
| Fremont Medical Center | FREMONT | $2,290.03 | $5.20 – $5.20 |