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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

General Acute Care Hospital·Bakersfield, CA·NPI: 1467538520Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $170.7M is at the 50th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)
Sharp billing drop in final month

Total Paid

$170.7M

$170,747,347

Total Claims

2.4M

Beneficiaries

2.0M

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$72

#579 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is a General Acute Care Hospital provider based in Bakersfield, CA. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $170.7M in Medicaid payments across 2.4M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $170.7M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 21,343 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

↑ 35% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$22.2M
+8%
2019
$24.0M
-28%
2020
$17.3M
+24%
2021
$21.4M
+20%
2022
$25.7M
+17%
2023
$30.1M
-0%
2024
$30.0M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99285 (Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity)) accounts for 30% of total spending.

99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$51.6M

140K claims · 30.2%

Your Cost: $367.06/claim|Median: $85.65
4.3× median
99283Top 1%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$45.5M

112K claims · 26.6%

Your Cost: $406.43/claim|Median: $42.48
9.6× median
0450Top 10%

Emergency room visit

$18.1M

81K claims · 10.6%

Your Cost: $224.05/claim|Median: $44.95
5.0× median
43239Top 1%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$5.7M

4K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $1,347.91/claim|Median: $151.68
8.9× median
0762Top 10%

$5.6M

6K claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $976.33/claim|Median: $102.28
9.6× median
J9271Top 5%

Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg

$3.5M

257 claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $13,438.44/claim|Median: $5,391.55
2.5× median
45384Top 1%

$2.8M

2K claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $1,166.87/claim|Median: $179.47
6.5× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$2.4M

6K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $429.99/claim|Median: $69.51
6.2× median
45380Top 5%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$1.7M

1K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $1,232.80/claim|Median: $200.68
6.1× median
45385Top 5%

Colonoscopy with polyp removal, snare technique

$1.6M

1K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $1,099.40/claim|Median: $255.17
4.3× median
Z7502Normal range

$1.4M

37K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $36.04/claim|Median: $37.17
1.0× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$1.2M

16K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $75.26/claim|Median: $54.77
1.4× median
45378Top 1%

Colonoscopy, diagnostic

$1.2M

648 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $1,840.66/claim|Median: $225.49
8.2× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$1.1M

26K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $43.58/claim|Median: $26.41
1.6× median
G0378Top 10%

Hospital observation service, per hour

$931K

1K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $814.30/claim|Median: $99.39
8.2× median
96367Top 25%

$882K

13K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $69.36/claim|Median: $29.27
2.4× median
70450Normal range

CT head/brain without contrast

$826K

12K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $70.56/claim|Median: $45.53
1.6× median
J1453Top 25%

$794K

4K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $208.63/claim|Median: $65.90
3.2× median
96372Top 25%

Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous/intramuscular

$794K

53K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $15.12/claim|Median: $9.56
1.6× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$754K

22K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $34.26/claim|Median: $21.76
1.6× median
74177Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$717K

6K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $116.98/claim|Median: $65.76
1.8× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$685K

61K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $11.23/claim|Median: $7.50
1.5× median
93458Top 5%

Left heart catheterization with imaging

$657K

355 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $1,851.26/claim|Median: $183.33
10.1× median
Z9725Normal range

$641K

15K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $43.01/claim|Median: $42.99
1.0× median
96413Normal range

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$599K

11K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $53.15/claim|Median: $75.28
0.7× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$561K

134K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $4.19/claim|Median: $4.71
0.9× median
0360Top 10%

$533K

2K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $260.11/claim|Median: $95.40
2.7× median
P9016Top 10%

$522K

1K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $406.00/claim|Median: $122.26
3.3× median
43450Top 1%

$509K

506 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $1,006.64/claim|Median: $25.37
39.7× median
0270Top 25%

$459K

26K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $17.90/claim|Median: $5.50
3.3× median

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