Arthrd cmbn 1ntrspc lumbar at Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield
2215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1104981661
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$1,514.89 with Kaiser vs $52,340.74 with Kaiser — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $1,514.89 | — |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $2,128.42 | — |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $2,128.42 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|GemCare | $3,650.88 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Non-GemCare | $4,938.54 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $7,150.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $9,880.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $11,164.00 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $11,413.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $11,711.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Community Care PPO | $12,306.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $13,534.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $14,630.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $17,495.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $18,271.00 | — |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $23,366.40 | — |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $25,703.04 | — |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $52,340.74 | — |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| CHN Sun View | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Arthrd cmbn 1ntrspc lumbar at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | not published | $1,514.89 – $23,366.40 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $2,291.87 – $46,732.80 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $4,745.00 – $36,566.09 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | not published | $1,514.84 – $23,366.40 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | not published | $1,514.89 – $1,514.89 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | not published | $1,514.84 – $23,366.40 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $12,563.00 – $62,607.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka | Eureka | not published | $13,524.00 – $62,607.00 |