Breast reconstruction 19357 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

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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.

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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.

$813.43 with Kaiser vs $49,518.20 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.

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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 $813.43
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $813.43
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $813.43
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $813.43
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $813.43
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $813.43
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $813.43
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $813.43
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $813.43
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $813.43
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $813.43
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $813.43
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $1,801.56
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $1,801.56
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $3,090.22
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $4,180.14
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6,222.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,647.00
Aetna Commercial|HMO $9,822.00
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,932.00
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,302.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,476.00
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $12,306.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,143.00
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $14,630.00
Health Net Commercial|FFS $17,495.00
Humana Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
United Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
HPN Medicare|All Plans $22,106.34
HPN Commercial|All Plans $24,316.97
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $49,518.20
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

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Breast reconstruction 19357 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $813.43 – $22,106.34
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $1,000.52 – $41,876.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $4,129.00 – $18,950.36
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $813.43 – $22,106.34
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $813.43 – $813.43
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $813.43 – $22,106.34
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $9,256.00 – $62,607.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $11,046.00 – $62,607.00

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