Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection 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

$23.49

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$117.44

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.

$9.79 with BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $57.65 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
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $9.79 ↓ -58%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $24.58 ↑ +5%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $26.81 ↑ +14%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $29.05 ↑ +24%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $30.55 ↑ +30%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $30.79 ↑ +31%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $31.28 ↑ +33%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $32.16 ↑ +37%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $32.16 ↑ +37%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $32.98 ↑ +40%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $33.52 ↑ +43%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $35.75 ↑ +52%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.19 ↑ +58%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $37.99 ↑ +62%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $44.69 ↑ +90%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $44.69 ↑ +90%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $44.69 ↑ +90%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $44.69 ↑ +90%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $53.22 ↑ +127%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $57.65 ↑ +145%

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Vancomycin 1,000 mg intravenous injection at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $374.08 $0.03 – $0.03
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $374.08 $0.03 – $0.03
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $374.08 $0.03 – $0.03
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $374.08 $0.03 – $0.03
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $347.36 $0.03 – $0.03
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $347.36 $0.03 – $0.03
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $374.08 $0.03 – $0.03
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY $347.36 $0.03 – $0.03

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