Dstrj nulyt agt gnclr nrv 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

$1,872.44

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.

$5,047.00

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.

$374.91 with Kaiser vs $10,169.00 with Health Net — 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 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $374.91 ↓ -80%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $526.75 ↓ -72%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $526.75 ↓ -72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $894.00 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $903.53 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $1,222.21 ↓ -35%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,427.00 ↓ -24%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $2,481.19 ↑ +33%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $2,729.31 ↑ +46%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $2,775.85 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,185.00 ↑ +70%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $3,280.55 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,532.90 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,573.00 ↑ +91%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,747.00 ↑ +100%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,835.72 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,936.66 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Options PPO $3,936.66 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,987.13 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,037.60 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,363.00 ↑ +133%
United Commercial|HMO $4,744.18 ↑ +153%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $5,557.87 ↑ +197%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,890.00 ↑ +215%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $7,152.00 ↑ +282%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $8,503.00 ↑ +354%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,169.00 ↑ +443%

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Dstrj nulyt agt gnclr nrv at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,852.25 $374.91 – $3,987.13
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,012.89 $374.91 – $4,608.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $492.84 $99.60 – $377.30
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $1,843.58 $374.91 – $4,608.94
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $8,592.48 $1,333.00 – $10,413.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $544.17 $721.00 – $3,982.87
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,421.20 $374.91 – $2,346.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $2,979.74 $510.00 – $3,753.40

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