Hip replacement Cost in Bakersfield, CA (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bakersfield, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,426 — 64% below the US median ($9,487), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield, CA	$3,426	$1,476	★ 1/5	306 min	—

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 October 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)

$4,282

Cash / self-pay

$3,426

Insurer-negotiated

$8,588

Medicare pays

$1,162

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,426 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($1,162). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,324).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,282 list price could save about $856 (20%).

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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
Fadi Saied, D.O.	Orthopedic Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	84
Timothy Pace, PA	Physician Assistant	Bakersfield, CA	33
Timothy Galan, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	29
Karl Balch, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	28
Alfred Coppola, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	19
Karan Srivastava	Orthopedic Surgery	Bakersfield, CA	11

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