Lso r post pnl sj-t9 pre cst 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

$417.38

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.

$1,125.00

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.

$101.81 with Care 1st vs $484.50 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $101.81 ↓ -76%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $127.50 ↓ -69%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $127.50 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $158.10 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $158.10 ↓ -62%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $198.90 ↓ -52%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $204.00 ↓ -51%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $224.40 ↓ -46%
United Commercial|Options PPO $244.80 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $244.80 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $249.90 ↓ -40%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $255.00 ↓ -39%
United Commercial|HMO $255.00 ↓ -39%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $260.10 ↓ -38%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $270.30 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $351.90 ↓ -16%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $351.90 ↓ -16%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $357.00 ↓ -14%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $377.40 ↓ -10%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $377.40 ↓ -10%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $387.60 ↓ -7%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $408.00 ↓ -2%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $448.80 ↑ +8%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $459.00 ↑ +10%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $484.50 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $484.50 ↑ +16%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $484.50 ↑ +16%

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Lso r post pnl sj-t9 pre cst at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $412.88 $101.81 – $494.70
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $261.05 $143.04 – $464.88
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $264.60 $101.81 – $459.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $571.83 $135.36 – $552.72
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $231.75 $53.82 – $224.64
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $419.25 $91.63 – $575.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $381.23 $101.81 – $575.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $317.85 $40.00 – $569.25

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