Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 at Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield

2215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1104981661

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$18,273.98

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$49,256.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$613.18 with Kaiser vs $51,107.41 with Kaiser — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $613.18 ↓ -97%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $861.52 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $861.52 ↓ -95%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $1,477.76 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $1,998.97 ↓ -89%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,473.00 ↓ -70%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $6,922.00 ↓ -62%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,261.00 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $8,283.00 ↓ -55%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $8,736.00 ↓ -52%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $11,346.00 ↓ -38%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $14,745.00 ↓ -19%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $15,317.00 ↓ -16%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $17,529.00 ↓ -4%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $20,963.00 ↑ +15%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
United Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $22,815.81 ↑ +25%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $23,144.00 ↑ +27%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $25,097.39 ↑ +37%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $27,352.00 ↑ +50%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $29,456.00 ↑ +61%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $31,980.80 ↑ +75%
United Commercial|Options PPO $32,822.40 ↑ +80%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $32,822.40 ↑ +80%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $33,243.20 ↑ +82%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $33,664.00 ↑ +84%
United Commercial|HMO $39,555.20 ↑ +116%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $51,107.41 ↑ +180%

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Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $15,443.36 $613.18 – $33,243.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $18,189.27 $927.68 – $43,115.78
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $14,930.78 $613.18 – $34,187.30
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $13,674.92 $613.18 – $34,025.60
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $25,453.59 $9,256.00 – $89,248.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $18,127.95 $11,036.00 – $89,248.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $13,303.80 $0.80 – $18,829.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $20,278.62 $4,233.00 – $89,248.00

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