Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions 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

$103.77

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.

$279.70

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.

$102.26 with Care 1st vs $293.86 with Cigna — 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
United Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $102.26 ↓ -1%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $102.26 ↓ -1%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $122.71 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|Options PPO $122.71 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $122.71 ↑ +18%
United Commercial|HMO $122.71 ↑ +18%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $139.85 ↑ +35%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $143.68 ↑ +38%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $143.68 ↑ +38%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $176.22 ↑ +70%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $181.81 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $195.79 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $212.58 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $223.76 ↑ +116%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $229.06 ↑ +121%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $240.55 ↑ +132%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $246.45 ↑ +137%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $279.70 ↑ +170%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $279.70 ↑ +170%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $279.70 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $279.70 ↑ +170%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $293.86 ↑ +183%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $293.86 ↑ +183%

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Ghs alpha thalasemia, 7 deletions at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $102.65 $102.26 – $293.86
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $437.58 $20.45 – $756.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $234.60 $100.21 – $769.89
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $234.60 $102.26 – $972.95
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $234.60 $102.26 – $1,838.94
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $159.71 $27.97 – $223.76
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $234.60 $1,843.24 – $1,843.24
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $82.24 $58.74 – $252.58

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