Aep hearing status deter i&r 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

$218.74

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.

$596.00

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.

$80.62 with Care 1st vs $13,913.00 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $80.62 ↓ -63%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $106.42 ↓ -51%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $113.27 ↓ -48%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $113.27 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $194.29 ↓ -11%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $262.82 ↑ +20%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $298.00 ↑ +36%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $387.40 ↑ +77%
United Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +81%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $417.20 ↑ +91%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $435.23 ↑ +99%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $435.23 ↑ +99%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $452.96 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $470.84 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $482.76 ↑ +121%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $538.10 ↑ +146%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $596.00 ↑ +172%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $3,123.00 ↑ +1328%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,643.00 ↑ +1565%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,362.00 ↑ +1894%
United Commercial|HMO $10,740.00 ↑ +4810%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $13,913.00 ↑ +6261%
United Commercial|Options PPO $13,913.00 ↑ +6261%

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Aep hearing status deter i&r at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $305.73 $121.97 – $791.32
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $207.04 $62.28 – $288.09
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $253.81 $80.62 – $437.08
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $227.76 $80.62 – $437.08
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $119.66 $80.62 – $407.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $424.01 $109.64 – $534.10
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $277.59 $80.62 – $539.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $322.20 $80.62 – $1,339.08

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