CMS Price Transparency Data

C-section delivery (full package)

Facility: Adventist Health Bakersfield

Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$2,686
about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate · typically $1,579–$3,728
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$2,633
About the fair price
about $53 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,473 Fair price $2,686 This hospital $2,633 Cash price $1,335 Hospital's list price $8,900

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,033 Priciest $2,633

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $2,686 (about 1.1× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Bakersfield charges insurers about $2,633, or about $1,335 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bakersfield, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $2,394 - $3,109 97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2,394 - $3,848 97%
Aetnamajor $2,308 93%
Cignamajor $2,897 117%
Health Net $2,394 97%
Oscar Health $2,394 97%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans $2,394 - $3,591
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2615 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals