IV infusion therapy (initial) Cost in Bakersfield, CA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bakersfield, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $639 — 62% above the US median ($395), roughly 9.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Mercy Hospital	Bakersfield, CA	$254	$412	★ 3/5	193 min	—
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield, CA	$639	$294	★ 3/5	240 min	—
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield, CA	$643	$205	★ 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)

$1,167

Cash / self-pay

$639

Insurer-negotiated

$294

Medicare pays

$67

$331$642

Median cash $639 · Medicare $67 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $639 — about 9.5× the Medicare rate ($67). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,167 list price could save about $528 (45%).

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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
Vinh-Linh Nguyen, MD	Hematology-Oncology	Bakersfield, CA	2,424
Jim Kim, MD	Rheumatology	Bakersfield, CA	572
Sukhjot Kaur, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Bakersfield, CA	266
Sumeet Bhinder, M.D.	Rheumatology	Bakersfield, CA	233
Philip Khoury, D.O.	Pain Management	Bakersfield, CA	62
William Bichai, M.D.	Nephrology	Bakersfield, CA	46
Mushtaq Ahmed, MD	Pulmonary Disease	Bakersfield, CA	42
Shivinder Deol, MD	Family Practice	Bakersfield, CA	30
Andrea Bagsby	Nurse Practitioner	Bakersfield, CA	19
Franz Gliederer, MD, MPH	General Practice	Bakersfield, CA	17

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