Cath/saline/contrast/sis/hysteosal 58340 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

$76.06

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.

$205.00

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.

$112.75 with Western Growers vs $5,890.00 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
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $112.75 ↑ +48%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $133.25 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $143.50 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $155.80 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $159.90 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Options PPO $159.90 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $161.95 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $164.00 ↑ +116%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $182.45 ↑ +140%
United Commercial|HMO $192.70 ↑ +153%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $205.00 ↑ +170%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $205.00 ↑ +170%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $205.00 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,185.00 ↑ +4087%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,573.00 ↑ +4598%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,747.00 ↑ +4826%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,363.00 ↑ +5636%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,890.00 ↑ +7644%

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Cath/saline/contrast/sis/hysteosal 58340 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $75.24 $112.75 – $205.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $299.16 $184.41 – $532.74
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $395.68 $305.99 – $735.26
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $1,263.78 $312.69 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $564.54 $212.81 – $1,201.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $501.76 $212.81 – $1,111.32
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $399.33 $446.81 – $6,200.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $707.66 $18.06 – $86.00

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