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Original text from hospital filings
CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $9.5k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 50% of the 2,171 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 788. 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, 15 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 | Anthem commercial|premertiered per diem · inpatient | $7,055 | $7,055 | $7,055 – $7,055 |
| 2 | Cigna commercial|all other plans per diem · inpatient | $8,930 | $8,930 | $8,930 – $8,930 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial|ppo per diem · inpatient | $8,930 | $8,930 | $8,930 – $8,930 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,465 | $9,465 | $9,465 – $9,465 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $9,465 | $9,465 | $9,465 – $9,465 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,465 | $9,465 | $9,465 – $9,465 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,465 | $9,465 | $9,465 – $9,465 |
| 8 | Kaiser commercial|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,465 | $9,465 | $9,465 – $9,465 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,465 | $9,465 | $9,465 – $9,465 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · inpatient | $9,654 | $9,654 | $9,654 – $9,654 |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|burn case rate · inpatient | $10,411 | $10,411 | $10,411 – $10,411 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo case rate · inpatient | $16,665 | $16,665 | $16,665 – $16,665 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo case rate · inpatient | $20,064 | $20,064 | $20,064 – $20,064 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans case rate · inpatient | $20,318 | $20,318 | $20,318 – $20,318 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo case rate · inpatient | $20,318 | $20,318 | $20,318 – $20,318 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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