Pr debridement open wound topical appl/wound asmt per session 20 sq cm/< at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
420 34th St., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1467538520
$185.34
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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
$505.00
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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$48.32 with Kaiser vs $4,362.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|> 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|< 21 | $48.32 | ↓ -74% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $55.59 | ↓ -70% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $75.03 | ↓ -60% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $75.03 | ↓ -60% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|GemCare | $128.69 | ↓ -31% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Non-GemCare | $174.08 | ↓ -6% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $252.47 | ↑ +36% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $252.50 | ↑ +36% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Burn | $277.72 | ↑ +50% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $277.72 | ↑ +50% |
| CHN Sun View | Commercial|All Plans | $318.50 | ↑ +72% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $343.00 | ↑ +85% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $343.36 | ↑ +85% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|PremerTiered | $347.90 | ↑ +88% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $372.40 | ↑ +101% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $387.10 | ↑ +109% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $398.95 | ↑ +115% |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $401.80 | ↑ +117% |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $401.80 | ↑ +117% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $464.60 | ↑ +151% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $499.95 | ↑ +170% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $505.00 | ↑ +172% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $505.00 | ↑ +172% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $505.00 | ↑ +172% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $505.00 | ↑ +172% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $898.00 | ↑ +385% |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,871.00 | ↑ +909% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Exchange | $3,123.00 | ↑ +1585% |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $3,643.00 | ↑ +1866% |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $3,842.00 | ↑ +1973% |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $4,056.00 | ↑ +2088% |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,362.00 | ↑ +2254% |
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Pr debridement open wound topical appl/wound asmt per session 20 sq cm/< at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $187.36 | $48.32 – $401.80 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $239.15 | $32.27 – $453.26 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $180.08 | $39.74 – $250.26 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $1,052.64 | $270.38 – $1,687.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $215.72 | $48.32 – $447.86 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $368.97 | $48.32 – $377.30 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $197.57 | $48.32 – $447.86 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | $724.71 | $284.87 – $2,747.00 |