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CESAREAN SECTION WITHOUT STERILIZATION WITHOUT CC/MCC
Bakersfield, CA
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San Joaquin Community Hospital’s median price of $13.7k is 44% above the median hospital's median price ($9.5k), higher than 81% 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: 9 payers, 21 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 | Phcs phcs ip/op only-all plans case rate · inpatient | $6,690 | $6,690 | $6,690 – $6,690 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv case rate · inpatient | $9,536 | $9,536 | $9,536 – $9,536 |
| 3 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv ip/op only case rate · inpatient | $9,536 | $9,536 | $9,536 – $9,536 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv case rate · inpatient | $9,536 | $9,536 | $9,536 – $9,536 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hmo/pos - all other plans case rate · inpatient | $10,709 | $10,709 | $10,709 – $10,709 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn case rate · inpatient | $10,712 | $10,712 | $10,712 – $10,712 |
| 7 | Kaiser kaiser mcal ip/op only percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10,834 | $10,834 | $10,834 – $10,834 |
| 8 | Medicaid medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $10,834 | $10,834 | $10,834 – $10,834 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epo/ppo case rate · inpatient | $11,902 | $11,902 | $11,902 – $11,902 |
| 10 | Oscar oscar - all plans case rate · inpatient | $15,258 | $15,258 | $15,258 – $15,258 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo case rate · inpatient | $15,532 | $15,532 | $15,532 – $15,532 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna hmo/open access case rate · inpatient | $16,125 | $16,125 | $16,125 – $16,125 |
| 13 | Kaiser kaiser comm hmo ip/op only-all other plans case rate · inpatient | $16,402 | $16,402 | $16,402 – $16,402 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna- all other plans case rate · inpatient | $17,738 | $17,738 | $17,738 – $17,738 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp case rate · inpatient | $19,785 | $19,785 | $19,785 – $19,785 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans case rate · inpatient | $20,826 | $20,826 | $20,826 – $20,826 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna- all plans case rate · inpatient | $22,785 | $22,785 | $22,785 – $22,785 |
| 18 | First Health first health/coventry ip/op only- all plans percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $33,266 | $33,266 | $33,266 – $33,266 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange per diem · inpatient | $37,828 | $37,828 | $37,828 – $37,828 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs - all other plans per diem · inpatient | $42,600 | $42,600 | $42,600 – $42,600 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs per diem · inpatient | $51,120 | $51,120 | $51,120 – $51,120 |
Last updated: Jul 29, 2026
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