Adventist Health Bakersfield
ADVENTIST HEALTH BAKERSFIELD charges 8.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 52 analyzed procedures, with 19% showing significant price variations in this Bakersfield nonprofit hospital.
Bakersfield, CA 93301 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.48x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.24x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
52
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
19.2%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $52,999 | $26,499 | — | 14.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $73,673 | $36,837 | — | 13.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $69,066 | $34,533 | — | 12x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $64,958 | $32,479 | — | 11.5x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $70,419 | $35,210 | — | 10.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $67,969 | $33,985 | — | 10.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $58,496 | $29,248 | — | 10.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $53,578 | $26,789 | — | 10.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $83,986 | $41,993 | — | 10x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $60,794 | $30,397 | — | 9.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $55,574 | $27,787 | — | 9.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $69,215 | $34,607 | — | 9.5x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $104,434 | $52,217 | — | 9.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $173,472 | $86,736 | — | 9.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $81,723 | $40,862 | — | 9.4x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $95,003 | $47,501 | — | 9.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $91,343 | $45,671 | — | 9.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $53,043 | $26,521 | — | 9.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $65,063 | $32,532 | — | 9.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $138,628 | $69,314 | — | 9.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $81,786 | $40,893 | — | 8.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $63,997 | $31,999 | — | 8.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $65,585 | $32,793 | — | 8.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $128,289 | $64,145 | — | 8.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $57,107 | $28,553 | — | 8.6x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $93,140 | $46,570 | — | 8.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $128,812 | $64,406 | — | 8.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $101,011 | $50,505 | — | 8.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $132,004 | $66,002 | — | 8.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $131,823 | $65,912 | — | 8.2x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $85,877 | $42,939 | — | 8.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $93,024 | $46,512 | — | 8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $93,429 | $46,715 | — | 8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $111,228 | $55,614 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $108,572 | $54,286 | — | 7.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $190,101 | $95,050 | — | 7.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $103,011 | $51,506 | — | 7.3x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $77,190 | $38,595 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $349,137 | $174,569 | — | 7.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $116,783 | $58,392 | — | 7.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $168,145 | $84,073 | — | 7.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $131,508 | $65,754 | — | 7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $406,044 | $203,022 | — | 6.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $241,524 | $120,762 | — | 6.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $75,111 | $37,555 | — | 6.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $248,695 | $124,347 | — | 6.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $63,448 | $31,724 | — | 6.1x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $136,487 | $68,243 | — | 6.1x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $90,942 | $45,471 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $153,634 | $76,817 | — | 5.1x |
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How ADVENTIST HEALTH BAKERSFIELD compares to nearby hospitals
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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