Dilat xst trc ndurlgc px 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

$2,674.17

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.

$7,208.00

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.

$131.42 with Kaiser vs $9,816.26 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 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $131.42 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $184.65 ↓ -93%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $184.65 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $316.72 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $428.43 ↓ -84%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,894.00 ↑ +8%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,185.00 ↑ +19%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,573.00 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,747.00 ↑ +40%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $3,964.40 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,363.00 ↑ +63%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,382.26 ↑ +64%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,619.00 ↑ +73%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $4,685.20 ↑ +75%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $4,820.49 ↑ +80%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $4,981.00 ↑ +86%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,045.60 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $5,478.08 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,622.24 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,622.24 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,694.32 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,766.40 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,890.00 ↑ +120%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $5,921.00 ↑ +121%
United Commercial|HMO $6,775.52 ↑ +153%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $7,080.00 ↑ +165%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $9,816.26 ↑ +267%

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Dilat xst trc ndurlgc px at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,645.34 $131.42 – $5,694.32
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,912.70 $198.83 – $8,044.86
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,333.70 $131.42 – $7,633.22
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,053.29 $131.42 – $7,633.22
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $787.04 $131.42 – $2,677.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $1,490.93 $131.42 – $2,895.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $3,600.90 $131.42 – $14,831.19
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $1,881.86 $131.42 – $6,745.00

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