Warde neutralization rabies 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

$34.14

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.

$92.00

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.

$16.91 with United vs $92.00 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
United Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $16.91 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|Options PPO $20.29 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $20.29 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $20.29 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|HMO $20.29 ↓ -41%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $21.12 ↓ -38%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $21.12 ↓ -38%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $21.56 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $37.88 ↑ +11%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $46.00 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $48.59 ↑ +42%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $48.59 ↑ +42%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $51.96 ↑ +52%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $57.96 ↑ +70%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $58.88 ↑ +72%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $59.80 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $64.40 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $69.92 ↑ +105%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $70.29 ↑ +106%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $73.60 ↑ +116%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $73.60 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $79.12 ↑ +132%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $90.69 ↑ +166%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $92.00 ↑ +169%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $92.00 ↑ +169%

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Warde neutralization rabies at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $33.77 $16.91 – $72.68
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $49.05 $3.38 – $24.80
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $32.96 $16.91 – $75.46
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $51.29 $16.91 – $75.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $30.19 $16.91 – $75.46
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $52.54 $9.20 – $73.60
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $27.05 $14.37 – $75.44
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $59.91 $15.03 – $75.46

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