Endo abl/incom vein/ext/laser/#1 36478 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

$3,068.17

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.

$8,270.00

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.

$2,099.88 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.

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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 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $2,099.88 ↓ -32%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $3,242.16 ↑ +6%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $3,242.16 ↑ +6%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $3,999.21 ↑ +30%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $4,399.13 ↑ +43%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $4,548.50 ↑ +48%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $5,375.50 ↑ +75%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $5,561.29 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $5,736.00 ↑ +87%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,789.00 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,803.00 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6,088.00 ↑ +98%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6,222.00 ↑ +103%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $6,285.20 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Options PPO $6,450.60 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $6,450.60 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $6,533.30 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,616.00 ↑ +116%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $7,522.74 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|HMO $7,773.80 ↑ +153%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $7,858.00 ↑ +156%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $8,958.23 ↑ +192%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,932.00 ↑ +224%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $10,608.00 ↑ +246%

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Endo abl/incom vein/ext/laser/#1 36478 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $3,035.09 $2,099.88 – $6,533.30
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,298.17 $2,099.88 – $7,551.88
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $3,020.76 $2,080.62 – $7,551.88
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $3,507.42 $0.80 – $5,699.75
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $2,582.85 – $7,477.22
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $4,129.00 – $11,185.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $2,099.88 – $2,099.88
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $4,483.19 – $17,909.00

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