Ecg 12 lead tracing only 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

$294.95

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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.

$795.00

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.

$18.82 with Care 1st vs $9,707.00 with United — 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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $18.82 ↓ -94%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $41.93 ↓ -86%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $41.93 ↓ -86%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $71.91 ↓ -76%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
United Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $75.47 ↓ -74%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $83.02 ↓ -72%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $97.28 ↓ -67%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $169.05 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $176.35 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $241.69 ↓ -18%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $302.00 ↑ +2%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $326.24 ↑ +11%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $392.60 ↑ +33%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $422.80 ↑ +43%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $459.04 ↑ +56%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $477.16 ↑ +62%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $483.20 ↑ +64%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $2,895.00 ↑ +882%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,441.00 ↑ +1067%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,116.00 ↑ +1295%
United Commercial|HMO $9,122.00 ↑ +2993%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,707.00 ↑ +3191%
United Commercial|Options PPO $9,707.00 ↑ +3191%

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Ecg 12 lead tracing only at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $291.77 $18.82 – $131.93
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $324.56 $12.56 – $225.42
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $290.85 $11.88 – $473.36
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $397.29 $64.52 – $126.18
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $466.10 $18.82 – $992.74
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $360.98 $18.82 – $365.54
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $426.89 $18.82 – $992.74
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $403.41 $70.21 – $1,333.00

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