Joint aspiration or injection (mid-size joint) Cost in Bakersfield, CA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bakersfield, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $237 — 42% below the US median ($411), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield, CA	$95	$64	★ 1/5	293 min	15.3%
Mercy Hospital	Bakersfield, CA	$237	$427	★ 3/5	190 min	15.3%
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield, CA	$314	$413	★ 3/5	226 min	15.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$845

Cash / self-pay

$237

Insurer-negotiated

$413

Medicare pays

$57

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Median cash $237 · Medicare $57 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $237 — about 4.1× the Medicare rate ($57). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($114).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $845 list price could save about $608 (72%).

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Doctors who perform this in Bakersfield

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Scott Davis, DPM	Podiatry	Bakersfield, CA	80
John Etcheverry, DPM	Podiatry	Bakersfield, CA	46
Kamil Erfanian, M.D.	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	33
Pavel Moldavskiy, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	30
Carrie Alejandro, PA	Physician Assistant	Bakersfield, CA	20
John Zimmerman, DPM	Podiatry	Bakersfield, CA	15

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