Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial 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

$11,691.89

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.

$31,858.00

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.

$2,325.79 with Kaiser vs $22,815.81 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
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $2,325.79 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,675.38 ↓ -77%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $3,591.12 ↓ -69%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $3,591.12 ↓ -69%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,447.00 ↓ -62%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $5,607.25 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $6,159.86 ↓ -47%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $6,406.00 ↓ -45%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $6,626.75 ↓ -43%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $7,136.50 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,449.00 ↓ -36%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $7,748.20 ↓ -34%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $7,830.00 ↓ -33%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $8,054.05 ↓ -31%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $8,257.95 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $8,332.43 ↓ -29%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $9,133.00 ↓ -22%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,268.00 ↓ -21%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $10,056.00 ↓ -14%
United Commercial|HMO $10,093.05 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
United Commercial|Options PPO $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
United Medicare|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $10,195.00 ↓ -13%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $10,937.00 ↓ -6%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $11,214.50 ↓ -4%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $11,214.50 ↓ -4%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $13,865.20 ↑ +19%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $20,404.00 ↑ +75%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $21,541.00 ↑ +84%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +95%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +95%

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Prim art mech thrmbc non-intracranial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $4,963.98 $2,325.79 – $10,195.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $15,143.85 $2,860.72 – $21,542.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $5,825.94 $2,325.79 – $13,612.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5,592.28 $2,325.79 – $13,612.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $21,315.96 $7,745.00 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $12,187.98 $8,925.00 – $27,307.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $11,031.18 $0.80 – $4,689.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $14,433.51 $3,423.00 – $26,028.38

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