Ghs rsv eia (respir synctial vrs) 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

$12.99

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.

$35.00

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.

$4.10 with Kern Health System vs $39.97 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
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $4.10 ↓ -68%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $4.10 ↓ -68%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $4.19 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $10.10 ↓ -22%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $13.66 ↑ +5%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
United Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $13.91 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $16.69 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $16.69 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|HMO $16.69 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|Options PPO $16.69 ↑ +28%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $17.50 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $22.05 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $22.40 ↑ +72%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $22.75 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $24.50 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $26.60 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $28.00 ↑ +116%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $28.00 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $30.10 ↑ +132%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $31.16 ↑ +140%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $35.00 ↑ +169%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $35.00 ↑ +169%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $35.00 ↑ +169%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $39.97 ↑ +208%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $39.97 ↑ +208%

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Ghs rsv eia (respir synctial vrs) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $12.85 $4.10 – $39.97
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $30.09 $13.63 – $73.37
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $26.97 $4.19 – $41.16
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $386.95 $4.19 – $34.09
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $24.70 $4.19 – $42.13
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $160.14 $13.91 – $105.14
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $156.46 $13.91 – $219.20
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $115.26 $13.91 – $41.94

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