Vaccine hpv types 6/11/16/18 quadrivalent (4vhpv) 3 dose im 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

$279.66

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.

$762.00

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.

$167.31 with United vs $536.99 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
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $167.31 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|HMO $173.46 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Options PPO $173.46 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $173.46 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $217.43 ↓ -22%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $231.43 ↓ -17%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $231.43 ↓ -17%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $244.86 ↓ -12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $244.86 ↓ -12%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $255.43 ↓ -9%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $259.20 ↓ -7%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $265.68 ↓ -5%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $265.68 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $270.97 ↓ -3%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $297.68 ↑ +6%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $315.08 ↑ +13%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $324.00 ↑ +16%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $330.48 ↑ +18%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $357.22 ↑ +28%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $396.98 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $425.59 ↑ +52%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $453.60 ↑ +62%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $492.48 ↑ +76%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $511.92 ↑ +83%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $524.88 ↑ +88%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $536.99 ↑ +92%

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Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $291.20 not published
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Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $291.20 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $291.20 not published
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $291.20 not published
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $291.20 not published
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $291.20 not published
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK $291.20 not published

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