Chemodenerv 1 extremity 1-4 64642 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

$741.34

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.

$2,020.00

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.

$91.21 with Molina vs $6,060.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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 $91.21 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $91.21 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $120.40 ↓ -84%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $128.15 ↓ -83%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $128.15 ↓ -83%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $219.82 ↓ -70%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $297.34 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
United Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $879.92 ↑ +19%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $967.91 ↑ +31%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $967.91 ↑ +31%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,010.00 ↑ +36%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,196.69 ↑ +61%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $1,313.00 ↑ +77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,414.00 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,535.20 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,595.80 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $1,636.20 ↑ +121%
United Commercial|HMO $1,999.80 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,020.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,020.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,020.00 ↑ +172%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,907.00 ↑ +292%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,562.00 ↑ +380%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $3,753.00 ↑ +406%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,842.00 ↑ +418%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,056.00 ↑ +447%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,142.00 ↑ +459%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $4,377.00 ↑ +490%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $5,242.00 ↑ +607%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,592.00 ↑ +654%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,060.00 ↑ +717%

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Chemodenerv 1 extremity 1-4 64642 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $91.21 – $879.92
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $2,361.30 $907.88 – $8,018.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $1,419.08 $124.05 – $1,787.52
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $826.20 $91.21 – $2,977.98
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $1,669.85 $202.00 – $1,807.00
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $961.44 $771.70 – $4,188.00
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro $909.65 $399.00 – $1,818.00
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance $909.65 $399.00 – $1,821.00

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