Whfo nontorsion joint prefab 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

$50.09

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.

$135.00

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.

$25.00 with Kern Health System vs $100.00 with Care 1st — 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
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $25.00 ↓ -50%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $25.00 ↓ -50%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $31.00 ↓ -38%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $31.00 ↓ -38%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $39.00 ↓ -22%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $40.00 ↓ -20%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $44.00 ↓ -12%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $48.00 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|Options PPO $48.00 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $49.00 ↓ -2%
United Commercial|HMO $50.00 ↓ -0%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $50.00 ↓ -0%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $51.00 ↑ +2%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $53.00 ↑ +6%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $69.00 ↑ +38%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $69.00 ↑ +38%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $70.00 ↑ +40%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $74.00 ↑ +48%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $74.00 ↑ +48%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $76.00 ↑ +52%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $80.00 ↑ +60%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $88.00 ↑ +76%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $90.00 ↑ +80%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $95.00 ↑ +90%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $95.00 ↑ +90%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $95.00 ↑ +90%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $100.00 ↑ +100%

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Whfo nontorsion joint prefab at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $49.55 $25.00 – $100.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $35.87 $23.40 – $90.00
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $256.74 $79.20 – $323.40
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $41.72 $18.40 – $80.00
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $228.60 $146.94 – $389.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $322.50 $88.00 – $734.70
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $84.35 $261.73 – $484.20
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $293.25 $92.40 – $734.70

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