Ghs nerve block celiac plexus 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

$821.72

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.

$2,239.00

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.

$161.07 with Molina vs $6,300.00 with Health Net — 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 $161.07 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $161.07 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $265.76 ↓ -68%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $356.72 ↓ -57%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $356.72 ↓ -57%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $611.87 ↓ -26%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $827.68 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $1,131.20 ↑ +38%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,231.45 ↑ +50%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $1,244.32 ↑ +51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $1,244.32 ↑ +51%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $1,455.35 ↑ +77%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,538.43 ↑ +87%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,567.30 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,701.64 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,768.81 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $1,813.59 ↑ +121%
United Commercial|HMO $2,216.61 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,239.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,239.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,239.00 ↑ +172%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,907.00 ↑ +254%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,562.00 ↑ +333%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,842.00 ↑ +368%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,056.00 ↑ +394%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,142.00 ↑ +404%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $4,511.00 ↑ +449%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $5,261.00 ↑ +540%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,592.00 ↑ +581%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,060.00 ↑ +637%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $6,300.00 ↑ +667%

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Ghs nerve block celiac plexus at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $830.67 $161.07 – $1,791.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $717.45 $198.12 – $2,138.98
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,725.84 $1,191.92 – $2,695.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,218.52 $161.07 – $2,708.72
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,160.18 $161.07 – $1,707.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,031.75 $161.07 – $2,300.06
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,918.62 $1,255.83 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,929.84 $1,137.58 – $8,018.00

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