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Outpatient surgery centers in Kern County, CA

26 outpatient surgery centers certified by Medicare.

An outpatient surgery center (ambulatory surgical center, ASC) does surgery and procedures that do not need a hospital stay: patients usually go home the same day. Common examples are cataract surgery, colonoscopy and other endoscopy, joint and hand surgery, and pain injections. The centers listed here are certified by Medicare. They are not emergency rooms.

By kind of surgery

Number of centers here certified by Medicare for each kind of surgery (one center can do several).

  • Eye surgery (ophthalmology)7
  • Endoscopy (for example colonoscopy)8
  • Orthopedic surgery (bones and joints)8
  • Pain management procedures13
  • Plastic surgery8
  • Foot surgery (podiatry)7
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery4
  • Gynecologic surgery (OB/GYN)2
  • Dental and oral surgery1
  • Other surgery12

By city

All outpatient surgery centers in Kern County

Bakersfield (22)

Delano (1)

Ridgecrest (3)

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Common questions

How many outpatient surgery centers are in Kern County?

Medicare (CMS) lists 26 outpatient surgery centers in Kern County, California.

Which surgery centers in Kern County do eye surgery such as cataract surgery?

7 of the 26 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Bakersfield Specialists Surgical Center, LLC, China Lake Surgery Center, LLC, Empire Surgery Center, Millennium Surgery Center, Inc, Pacific Coast Surgical Center #7, LLC, Riverlakes Surgery Center LLC and Westside Surgical Center, LLC. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Kern County do endoscopy such as colonoscopy?

8 of the 26 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Advanced Endoscopy Center, Bakersfield Endoscopy Center, Bakersfield Specialists Surgical Center, LLC, China Lake Surgery Center, LLC, Healing Arts Surgery Center, Millennium Surgery Center, Inc, Ridgecrest Specialty Surgery Center and Truxtun Surgery Center, Inc. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Which surgery centers in Kern County do orthopedic (bone and joint) surgery?

8 of the 26 outpatient surgery centers are certified by Medicare for it: Bahamas Surgery Center, LLC, Bakersfield Specialists Surgical Center, LLC, Central Valley Surgery Center, Inc, Central Valley Surgical Center, LLC, Kern Medical Surgery Center, LLC, Millennium Surgery Center, Inc, Oaks Surgical Center, LLC and Sillect Surgery Group, Inc. Ask the center whether it does your specific procedure.

Do surgery centers have Medicare star ratings?

No. Medicare does not rate outpatient surgery centers with stars. Each center’s page shows the official Medicare quality measures and patient survey results instead, next to the national values.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “Provider of Services File - Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System”, data updated 2026-10-16, retrieved 2026-11-13. In a medical emergency, call 911. About outpatient surgery centers and their quality measures