Dlyd plmt xtn prosth ea addl 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

$1,748.16

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.

$4,712.00

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.

$247.21 with LA Care 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.

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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
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $247.21 ↓ -86%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $347.33 ↓ -80%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $347.33 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $595.78 ↓ -66%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $805.90 ↓ -54%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $2,591.60 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $2,894.00 ↑ +66%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $3,062.80 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,298.40 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,573.00 ↑ +104%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,581.12 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,675.36 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Options PPO $3,675.36 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,722.48 ↑ +113%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,747.00 ↑ +114%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,769.60 ↑ +116%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $4,193.68 ↑ +140%
United Commercial|HMO $4,429.28 ↑ +153%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,619.00 ↑ +164%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $5,736.00 ↑ +228%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,858.00 ↑ +350%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $10,608.00 ↑ +507%

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Dlyd plmt xtn prosth ea addl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,729.31 $247.21 – $4,664.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,189.65 $247.21 – $5,013.68
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,040.76 $247.21 – $4,904.90
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,330.65 $0.80 – $1,757.28
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $2,417.28 $3,429.00 – $9,718.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $2,461.70 $247.21 – $2,037.42
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $1,864.35 $247.21 – $3,728.70
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $2,001.55 $247.21 – $7,174.00

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