Insitu hybridization manual 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

$56.34

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.

$151.84

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.

$75.41 with Molina vs $457.06 with Blue Shield CA — 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
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $75.41 ↑ +34%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $75.92 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $95.66 ↑ +70%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $98.70 ↑ +75%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $105.95 ↑ +88%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $105.95 ↑ +88%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $106.29 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $115.40 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $121.48 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $130.59 ↑ +132%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $151.84 ↑ +170%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $151.84 ↑ +170%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $151.84 ↑ +170%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $151.84 ↑ +170%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $151.84 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $151.84 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|HMO $151.84 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|Options PPO $151.84 ↑ +170%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $151.84 ↑ +170%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $151.84 ↑ +170%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $151.84 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $151.84 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $151.84 ↑ +170%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $151.84 ↑ +170%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $167.03 ↑ +196%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $278.43 ↑ +394%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $278.43 ↑ +394%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $340.13 ↑ +504%
United Medicare|All Plans $457.06 ↑ +711%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $457.06 ↑ +711%

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Insitu hybridization manual at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $55.73 $75.41 – $278.43
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $321.56 $71.94 – $388.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $756.84 $483.05 – $702.68
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $64.20 $35.90 – $249.65
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $76.06 $29.55 – $111.92
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $58.80 $19.39 – $293.49
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $611.49 $508.94 – $888.01
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $446.76 $461.02 – $1,007.01

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