Sarscov & inf vir a&b ag ia 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

$64.60

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.

$176.00

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.

$63.59 with Molina vs $176.00 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 $63.59 ↓ -2%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $63.59 ↓ -2%
United Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $70.29 ↑ +9%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $74.51 ↑ +15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $77.32 ↑ +20%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $83.94 ↑ +30%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $88.00 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $88.34 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|HMO $88.34 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|Options PPO $88.34 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $88.34 ↑ +37%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $89.34 ↑ +38%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $89.34 ↑ +38%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $95.59 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $114.40 ↑ +77%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $114.40 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $116.16 ↑ +80%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $123.20 ↑ +91%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $128.48 ↑ +99%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $133.76 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $139.04 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $149.60 ↑ +132%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $153.25 ↑ +137%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $158.40 ↑ +145%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $176.00 ↑ +172%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $176.00 ↑ +172%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $176.00 ↑ +172%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $176.00 ↑ +172%

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Sarscov & inf vir a&b ag ia at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $65.30 $63.59 – $153.25
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $138.85 $70.29 – $247.26
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $142.10 $63.59 – $217.56
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $187.82 $63.59 – $276.36
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $130.15 $59.94 – $217.56
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $161.03 $28.20 – $225.60
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $57.12 $70.29 – $252.07
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $91.14 $59.75 – $254.20

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