Removal cerclage w/anes 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

$1,705.49

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.

$4,597.00

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.

$193.33 with Partnership Health Plan vs $10,302.00 with Aetna — 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $193.33 ↓ -89%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $271.63 ↓ -84%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $271.63 ↓ -84%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $465.93 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $630.26 ↓ -63%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $2,298.50 ↑ +35%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $2,988.05 ↑ +75%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,185.00 ↑ +87%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,217.90 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,493.72 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,631.63 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,677.60 ↑ +116%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,815.51 ↑ +124%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $3,815.51 ↑ +124%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $4,039.91 ↑ +137%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,363.00 ↑ +156%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $4,443.90 ↑ +161%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,890.00 ↑ +245%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $5,969.00 ↑ +250%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $6,222.00 ↑ +265%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $7,097.00 ↑ +316%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $8,486.00 ↑ +398%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $9,049.40 ↑ +431%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $9,822.00 ↑ +476%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $9,932.00 ↑ +482%
United Commercial|HMO $10,081.00 ↑ +491%
United Commercial|Options PPO $10,129.00 ↑ +494%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $10,129.00 ↑ +494%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,302.00 ↑ +504%

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Removal cerclage w/anes at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,771.15 $193.33 – $4,039.91
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,686.74 $292.49 – $7,096.88
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,294.32 $193.33 – $7,543.06
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,546.83 $193.33 – $6,367.06
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $6,364.29 $4,596.27 – $17,909.00
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $3,474.63 $4,361.52 – $6,970.59
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $792.04 $193.33 – $2,694.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $9,515.58 $4,042.00 – $11,377.00

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