Eeg without vid 2-12 hr unmntr 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

$354.31

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.

$955.00

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.

$221.87 with LA Care 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
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $221.87 ↓ -37%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $311.73 ↓ -12%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $311.73 ↓ -12%
United Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↑ +12%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $435.23 ↑ +23%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $477.50 ↑ +35%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $534.71 ↑ +51%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $601.65 ↑ +70%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $620.75 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $668.50 ↑ +89%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $723.30 ↑ +104%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $725.80 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $754.45 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $764.00 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $821.30 ↑ +132%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $886.28 ↑ +150%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $955.00 ↑ +170%
United Commercial|HMO $9,122.00 ↑ +2475%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,707.00 ↑ +2640%
United Commercial|Options PPO $9,707.00 ↑ +2640%

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Eeg without vid 2-12 hr unmntr at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $350.49 $221.87 – $754.45
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $673.20 $290.98 – $3,530.38
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $328.28 $221.87 – $751.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $613.53 $306.58 – $4,461.53
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $926.16 $277.71 – $5,059.40
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $428.25 $75.00 – $600.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna $622.71 $5,071.22 – $5,071.22
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $1,230.63 $300.45 – $3,795.69

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