Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO

1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1144237272

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$75.95

Cash price

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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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$379.76

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.

$17.77 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $121.79 with KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL — 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
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $17.77 ↓ -77%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $20.68 ↓ -73%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $51.93 ↓ -32%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $56.65 ↓ -25%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $61.37 ↓ -19%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $64.54 ↓ -15%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $65.05 ↓ -14%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $66.09 ↓ -13%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $67.94 ↓ -11%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $67.94 ↓ -11%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $69.67 ↓ -8%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $70.81 ↓ -7%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $75.53 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $78.56 ↑ +3%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $80.25 ↑ +6%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $94.41 ↑ +24%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $94.41 ↑ +24%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $94.41 ↑ +24%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $94.41 ↑ +24%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $112.44 ↑ +48%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $121.79 ↑ +60%

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Ertapenem 1000 mg/10 ml IV (dilution #1) desensitization - cnr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $123.76 $8.93 – $8.93
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $203.24 $18.17 – $196.56
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $123.76 $8.93 – $8.93
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $123.76 $8.93 – $8.93
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $123.76 $8.93 – $8.93
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $114.92 $8.93 – $8.93
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $114.92 $8.93 – $8.93
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $123.76 $8.93 – $8.93

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