Inj intralesional > 7 lsns 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

$325.90

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.

$888.00

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.

$35.03 with Molina vs $5,592.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $35.03 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $35.03 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $57.80 ↓ -82%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $77.58 ↓ -76%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $77.58 ↓ -76%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $133.08 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $180.02 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
United Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↓ -23%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $277.72 ↓ -15%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $277.72 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $343.36 ↑ +5%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $444.00 ↑ +36%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $577.20 ↑ +77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $621.60 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $674.88 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $701.52 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $719.28 ↑ +121%
United Commercial|HMO $879.12 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $888.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Options PPO $888.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $888.00 ↑ +172%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $898.00 ↑ +176%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,871.00 ↑ +474%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $3,123.00 ↑ +858%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,562.00 ↑ +993%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,643.00 ↑ +1018%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,842.00 ↑ +1079%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,056.00 ↑ +1145%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,142.00 ↑ +1171%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,362.00 ↑ +1238%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,592.00 ↑ +1616%

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Inj intralesional > 7 lsns at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $35.03 – $252.47
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $294.58 $35.03 – $566.28
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica $547.40 $151.53 – $1,487.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $43.09 – $453.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $270.38 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $35.03 – $252.47
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $35.03 – $35.03
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $35.03 – $252.47

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