Cholangiogram percutaneous compl 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

$1,119.31

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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.

$3,017.00

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.

$749.07 with Kaiser vs $7,065.00 with Blue Shield CA — 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 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $749.07 ↓ -33%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $1,052.44 ↓ -6%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $1,052.44 ↓ -6%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,659.35 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $1,805.26 ↑ +61%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $1,961.05 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,111.90 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,292.92 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Options PPO $2,353.26 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,353.26 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,383.43 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,413.60 ↑ +116%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $2,441.97 ↑ +118%
United Commercial|HMO $2,835.98 ↑ +153%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,017.00 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,017.00 ↑ +170%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $3,017.00 ↑ +170%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $3,017.00 ↑ +170%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,017.00 ↑ +170%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,185.00 ↑ +185%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $3,318.70 ↑ +196%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,363.00 ↑ +290%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,426.00 ↑ +295%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $4,484.02 ↑ +301%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,484.02 ↑ +301%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,911.00 ↑ +339%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,153.00 ↑ +360%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,890.00 ↑ +426%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $6,758.08 ↑ +504%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $7,065.00 ↑ +531%

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Cholangiogram percutaneous compl at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,371.48 $749.07 – $3,737.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,075.64 $1,133.27 – $8,890.24
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $1,754.80 $749.07 – $3,981.00
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $4,245.36 $660.69 – $2,447.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $2,171.78 $746.76 – $3,556.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $3,547.05 $1,639.46 – $11,377.00
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $2,167.68 $3,914.24 – $8,519.24
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $1,498.43 $462.24 – $1,926.00

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