Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

420 34th St., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1467538520

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$12,864.09

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

$35,052.00

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.

$393.47 with Molina vs $35,052.00 with United — 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
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $393.47 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $452.61 ↓ -96%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $607.54 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $607.54 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $1,042.11 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $1,409.66 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,982.00 ↓ -61%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,281.00 ↓ -59%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,576.00 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,793.00 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,821.00 ↓ -39%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $8,680.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
United Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $9,076.82 ↓ -29%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $9,411.00 ↓ -27%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $9,984.50 ↓ -22%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $9,984.50 ↓ -22%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $10,977.00 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $12,344.48 ↓ -4%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $13,145.00 ↑ +2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $18,089.00 ↑ +41%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $19,278.60 ↑ +50%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $22,783.80 ↑ +77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $24,536.40 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $26,639.52 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $27,691.08 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $28,392.12 ↑ +121%
United Commercial|HMO $34,701.48 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $35,052.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Options PPO $35,052.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $35,052.00 ↑ +172%

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Ablate bone tumor(s) cryo perq 20983 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $13,004.30 $393.47 – $14,636.80
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11,560.14 $483.97 – $20,586.54
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $10,351.61 $393.47 – $16,706.06
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $9,480.92 $393.47 – $16,706.06
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $7,430.85 $342.89 – $10,306.80
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $15,291.36 $4,114.00 – $17,265.50
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $6,861.96 $466.33 – $8,643.60
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $9,559.95 $393.47 – $7,995.00

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