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REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $7.5k is 30% above the median hospital's median price ($5.8k), higher than 80% of the 1,858 hospitals reporting CPT 42820. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 19 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $193.53 | $193.53 | $193.53 – $193.53 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $193.53 | $193.53 | $193.53 – $193.53 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $193.53 | $193.53 | $193.53 – $193.53 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $319.32 | $319.32 | $319.32 – $319.32 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $4,447 | $4,447 | $4,447 – $4,447 |
| 6 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,239 | $6,239 | $6,239 – $6,239 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,588 | $6,588 | $6,588 – $6,588 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,516 – $7,516 |
| 9 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,516 – $7,516 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,516 – $7,516 |
| 11 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,516 – $7,516 |
| 12 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,516 – $7,516 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7,516 | $7,516 | $7,516 – $7,516 |
| 14 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $8,268 | $8,268 | $8,268 – $8,268 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $8,541 | $8,541 | $8,541 – $8,541 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $9,268 | $9,268 | $9,268 – $9,268 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $9,931 | $9,931 | $9,931 – $9,931 |
| 18 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $10,222 | $10,222 | $10,222 – $10,222 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $13,407 | $13,407 | $13,407 – $13,407 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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