Strep throat test Cost in Bakersfield, CA (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Bakersfield, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $67 — 15% above the US median ($58), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield, CA	$40	$26	★ 1/5	293 min	15.3%
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield, CA	$67	$20	★ 3/5	226 min	15.2%
Mercy Hospital	Bakersfield, CA	$67	$29	★ 3/5	190 min	15.3%

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 July 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)

$180

Cash / self-pay

$67

Insurer-negotiated

$26

Medicare pays

$17

$45$67

Median cash $67 · Medicare $17 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $67 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $180 list price could save about $113 (63%).

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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
Yadwinder Kang, M.D.	Family Practice	Bakersfield, CA	58
Ajitpal Tiwana, M.D.	Family Practice	Bakersfield, CA	45
Kent Kwan, MD	Emergency Medicine	Bakersfield, CA	35
Tochukwu Onyekwuluje, MD	Obstetrics & Gynecology	Bakersfield, CA	28
Larry Kirk, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Bakersfield, CA	22
Maria Cecilia Rosales, FNP-C	Nurse Practitioner	Bakersfield, CA	20
Vernon Sorenson, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	Bakersfield, CA	19
Thomas Bouasy, P.A.	Physician Assistant	Bakersfield, CA	18
Julia Liepmann, MS, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Bakersfield, CA	18
Ramesh Patel, M.D.	Family Practice	Bakersfield, CA	18
Mitesh Patel, M.D, MBA	Emergency Medicine	Bakersfield, CA	17
Armando Alvarez, MD	Family Practice	Bakersfield, CA	16

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