Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield

2215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1104981661

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,632.78

Cash price

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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.

$4,401.00

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.

$184.29 with Kaiser vs $8,247.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $258.93 ↓ -84%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $258.93 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $444.14 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $600.79 ↓ -63%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $2,058.68 ↑ +26%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $2,264.55 ↑ +39%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $2,420.55 ↑ +48%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $2,860.65 ↑ +75%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,894.00 ↑ +77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,080.70 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,344.76 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Options PPO $3,432.78 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,432.78 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,476.79 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,520.80 ↑ +116%
United Commercial|HMO $4,136.94 ↑ +153%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,460.00 ↑ +173%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4,611.44 ↑ +182%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,619.00 ↑ +183%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,911.00 ↑ +201%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $4,981.00 ↑ +205%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,153.00 ↑ +216%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $5,921.00 ↑ +263%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6,109.00 ↑ +274%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,080.00 ↑ +334%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,247.00 ↑ +405%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,728.21 $184.29 – $3,476.79
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,597.83 $278.82 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,584.27 $304.08 – $2,943.95
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,451.59 $184.29 – $5,164.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $307.70 $119.52 – $452.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,245.38 $184.29 – $4,883.34
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,712.18 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $3,369.06 $2,124.23 – $9,858.00

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