Trnscath plc stent crv crtd without prtct 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

$11,899.98

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.

$32,425.00

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.

$588.23 with Care 1st vs $32,425.00 with United — 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $588.23 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $776.46 ↓ -93%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $826.46 ↓ -93%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $826.46 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $1,417.63 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $1,917.63 ↓ -84%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6,239.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6,588.00 ↓ -45%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $7,183.00 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $8,541.00 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,931.00 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $13,407.00 ↑ +13%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $14,971.00 ↑ +26%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $16,212.50 ↑ +36%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $21,076.25 ↑ +77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $22,697.50 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $24,643.00 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $25,615.75 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $26,264.25 ↑ +121%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $28,858.25 ↑ +143%
United Commercial|HMO $32,100.75 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $32,425.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|Options PPO $32,425.00 ↑ +172%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $32,425.00 ↑ +172%

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Trnscath plc stent crv crtd without prtct at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $4,647.45 $684.70 – $41,517.22
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $588.23 – $1,417.63
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,657.65 $889.93 – $10,075.26
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $6,165.60 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $6,165.60 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $6,165.60 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $6,165.60 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $6,165.60 not published

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