Mesna 100 mg/ml intravenous solution 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

$90.53

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.

$244.00

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.

$1.36 with Care 1st vs $96.00 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $1.36 ↓ -98%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2.61 ↓ -97%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2.61 ↓ -97%
United Commercial|HMO $2.61 ↓ -97%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2.85 ↓ -97%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $3.18 ↓ -96%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3.72 ↓ -96%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4.44 ↓ -95%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6.00 ↓ -93%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6.00 ↓ -93%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7.12 ↓ -92%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7.69 ↓ -92%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $38.40 ↓ -58%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $39.36 ↓ -57%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $39.36 ↓ -57%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $48.00 ↓ -47%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $48.96 ↓ -46%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $65.28 ↓ -28%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $67.20 ↓ -26%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $72.96 ↓ -19%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $76.80 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $89.28 ↓ -1%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $96.00 ↑ +6%

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Mesna 100 mg/ml intravenous solution at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $23.49 $1.91 – $42.66
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $80.60 $2.05 – $55.20
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $245.66 $2.72 – $46.75
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $261.94 $2.05 – $599.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $239.91 $1.36 – $599.76
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $245.66 $2.72 – $50.60
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $245.66 $2.67 – $60.36
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $58.51 $1.78 – $63.96

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