Removal devitalized tissue non-selective debridement without anesthesia per session 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

$170.29

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$459.00

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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.

$123.93 with Kern Health System vs $4,974.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 $123.93 ↓ -27%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $123.93 ↓ -27%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $252.45 ↑ +48%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
United Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $252.47 ↑ +48%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $266.22 ↑ +56%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $277.72 ↑ +63%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $298.35 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $321.30 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $325.89 ↑ +91%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $344.25 ↑ +102%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $344.25 ↑ +102%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $348.84 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $367.20 ↑ +116%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $376.38 ↑ +121%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $376.38 ↑ +121%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $565.53 ↑ +232%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $2,895.00 ↑ +1600%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,060.00 ↑ +1697%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,441.00 ↑ +1921%
United Commercial|Options PPO $3,517.00 ↑ +1965%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $3,517.00 ↑ +1965%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,116.00 ↑ +2317%
United Commercial|HMO $4,974.00 ↑ +2821%

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Removal devitalized tissue non-selective debridement without anesthesia per session at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $187.17 $252.47 – $438.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $175.64 $90.18 – $453.26
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $168.92 $39.74 – $234.74
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $365.67 $270.38 – $275.89
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $237.54 $229.50 – $449.82
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $153.18 $51.23 – $194.04
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $217.56 $136.35 – $494.90
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $406.98 $284.87 – $1,333.00

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