Pr correction hallux valgus (bunionectomy) with sesamoidectomy when performed with first metatarsal and cuneiform joint arthrodesis any method 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$459.69 with Molina vs $22,234.07 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $459.69
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $459.69
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $459.69
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $459.69
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $459.69
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $459.69
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $459.69
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $459.69
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $459.69
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $758.49
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $1,018.11
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $1,018.11
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $1,746.36
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $2,362.29
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,447.00
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6,239.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $6,406.00
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6,588.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,449.00
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,268.00
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $9,411.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $10,056.00
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $10,977.00
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $13,145.00
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
Humana Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $16,348.58
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
United Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $16,348.58
HPN Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $16,348.58
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $17,983.44
HPN Commercial|All Plans $17,983.44
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $22,234.07
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO not published by hospital
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
United Commercial|Options PPO not published by hospital
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered not published by hospital
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
United Commercial|HMO not published by hospital
United Commercial|All Other Plans not published by hospital
First Health Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Pr correction hallux valgus (bunionectomy) with sesamoidectomy when performed with first metatarsal and cuneiform joint arthrodesis any method at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $459.69 – $16,348.58
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $565.42 – $16,602.72
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $2,937.00 – $17,301.54
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $459.69 – $16,348.58
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $459.69 – $459.69
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $459.69 – $16,348.58
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $7,745.00 – $35,965.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $8,925.00 – $35,965.00

All California hospitals for this procedure →