Boot softgait shrt m 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

$246.72

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.

$665.00

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.

$116.74 with Care 1st vs $631.75 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $116.74 ↓ -53%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $164.02 ↓ -34%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $164.02 ↓ -34%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $206.15 ↓ -16%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $206.15 ↓ -16%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $259.35 ↑ +5%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $266.00 ↑ +8%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $292.60 ↑ +19%
United Commercial|Options PPO $319.20 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $319.20 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $325.85 ↑ +32%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $332.50 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|HMO $332.50 ↑ +35%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $339.15 ↑ +37%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $352.45 ↑ +43%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $458.85 ↑ +86%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $458.85 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $465.50 ↑ +89%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $492.10 ↑ +99%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $492.10 ↑ +99%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $505.40 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $532.00 ↑ +116%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $585.20 ↑ +137%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $598.50 ↑ +143%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $631.75 ↑ +156%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $631.75 ↑ +156%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $631.75 ↑ +156%

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Boot softgait shrt m at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $244.06 $116.74 – $645.05
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $156.41 $116.74 – $532.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $136.99 $61.18 – $255.36
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $45.00 $47.00 – $100.00
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley $148.79 $68.25 – $267.54
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $83.85 $23.00 – $583.70
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $76.25 $24.15 – $583.70
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $63.57 $23.00 – $486.45

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