Thrombectomy/inf pq dialysis circuit 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

$11,153.01

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.

$30,062.00

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.

$1,618.76 with BCBS - Anthem vs $22,749.88 with United — 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
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1,618.76 ↓ -85%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $2,274.36 ↓ -80%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $2,274.36 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $3,901.21 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $4,460.00 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $5,277.16 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $6,109.00 ↓ -45%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $7,152.00 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↓ -35%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $7,968.78 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $8,247.00 ↓ -26%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $8,503.00 ↓ -24%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $9,822.00 ↓ -12%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,169.00 ↓ -9%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $10,302.00 ↓ -8%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $11,627.00 ↑ +4%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $13,311.10 ↑ +19%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $15,731.30 ↑ +41%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $16,227.34 ↑ +45%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $16,941.40 ↑ +52%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $18,393.52 ↑ +65%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $18,559.00 ↑ +66%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $18,877.56 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|Options PPO $18,877.56 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $19,119.58 ↑ +71%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $19,361.60 ↑ +74%
United Commercial|HMO $22,749.88 ↑ +104%

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Thrombectomy/inf pq dialysis circuit at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9,349.70 $1,618.76 – $19,119.58
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,082.99 $2,449.02 – $13,090.66
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $13,664.76 $1,618.76 – $30,936.64
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $12,655.72 $1,618.76 – $29,882.16
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $9,262.62 $6,200.00 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,594.19 $7,320.30 – $27,307.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $6,769.23 $8,222.00 – $51,997.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $6,895.77 $0.80 – $9,564.24

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