Cystoscopy and treatment 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.
$126.03 with Kaiser vs $10,608.00 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.
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 | $126.03 | — |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|> 21 | $126.03 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $126.03 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|< 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $126.03 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|> 21 | $126.03 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|< 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $126.03 | — |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $279.12 | — |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $279.12 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|GemCare | $478.77 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Non-GemCare | $647.63 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $2,602.84 | — |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $2,863.12 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $2,894.00 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $4,619.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|HMO | $4,911.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Community Care PPO | $4,981.00 | — |
| Aetna | Commercial|PPO | $5,153.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $5,736.00 | — |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $5,830.36 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $5,921.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|FFS | $7,080.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $7,858.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $10,608.00 | — |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|HMO | 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|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Cystoscopy and treatment at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Bakersfield | not published | $126.03 – $2,602.84 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles | $3,590.46 | $126.03 – $5,848.37 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | not published | $155.02 – $4,655.74 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | not published | $1,921.00 – $2,874.51 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | not published | $126.03 – $2,602.84 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | not published | $126.03 – $126.03 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | not published | $126.03 – $2,602.84 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa | not published | $2,968.05 – $9,858.00 |