Inj w/fluor eval cv device 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

$303.11

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.

$817.00

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.

$126.88 with Kaiser vs $5,890.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $126.88 ↓ -58%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $195.91 ↓ -35%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $195.91 ↓ -35%
United Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $267.70 ↓ -12%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $294.47 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $336.05 ↑ +11%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $432.30 ↑ +43%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $454.57 ↑ +50%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $510.90 ↑ +69%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $550.20 ↑ +82%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $597.36 ↑ +97%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $599.65 ↑ +98%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $613.08 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|Options PPO $613.08 ↑ +102%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $620.94 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $628.80 ↑ +107%
United Commercial|HMO $738.84 ↑ +144%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $894.00 ↑ +195%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $1,427.00 ↑ +371%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $2,895.00 ↑ +855%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,185.00 ↑ +951%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,441.00 ↑ +1035%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,116.00 ↑ +1258%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $4,363.00 ↑ +1339%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,911.00 ↑ +1520%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,153.00 ↑ +1600%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,890.00 ↑ +1843%

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Inj w/fluor eval cv device at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $299.84 $126.88 – $620.94
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $270.25 $156.06 – $518.50
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $520.45 $126.88 – $1,025.08
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $476.68 $126.88 – $666.40
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $643.11 $302.01 – $6,200.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $1,560.09 $273.57 – $8,018.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $430.42 $110.57 – $614.88
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $232.05 $295.97 – $4,042.00

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