RC 306
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H-AFB SMEAR CULTURE2314
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $26 is 53% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 8% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 30 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 | $12.46 | $36.46 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $12.46 | $36.46 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $12.46 | $36.46 | $1.21 – $370.47 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.42 | $39.01 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.42 | $39.01 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.42 | $39.01 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.42 | $39.01 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 8 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.42 | $39.01 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $13.42 | $39.01 | $1.52 – $416.78 |
| 10 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $14.76 | $42.91 | $1.68 – $458.46 |
| 11 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $15.22 | $46.00 | $1.52 – $489.02 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $16.30 | $47.41 | $1.52 – $540.54 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $16.30 | $47.44 | $1.52 – $546.00 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $16.30 | $47.44 | $1.52 – $546.00 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $16.30 | $47.44 | $1.52 – $546.00 |
| 16 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $18.25 | $53.05 | $2.07 – $566.82 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $38.67 | $70.91 | $0.99 – $872.30 |
| 18 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $43.01 | $71.27 | $1.11 – $979.66 |
| 19 | Anthem commercial|premertiered fee schedule · outpatient | $39.26 | $72.00 | $1.01 – $885.72 |
| 20 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $41.64 | $76.36 | $1.07 – $939.40 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $50.08 | $82.97 | $1.30 – $1,141 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $42.65 | $84.20 | $1.52 – $1,342 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $44.82 | $85.27 | $1.52 – $1,342 |
| 24 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $46.99 | $86.18 | $1.21 – $1,060 |
| 25 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $42.20 | $88.54 | $1.07 – $1,300 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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