Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance 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

$4,822.63

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$12,999.00

Gross charge

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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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$196.20 with Kaiser vs $15,385.40 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

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 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $196.20 ↓ -96%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $275.66 ↓ -94%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $275.66 ↓ -94%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $472.84 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $639.61 ↓ -87%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3,873.00 ↓ -20%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $4,146.45 ↓ -14%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $4,900.35 ↑ +2%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,277.30 ↑ +9%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $5,729.64 ↑ +19%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,803.00 ↑ +20%
United Commercial|Options PPO $5,880.42 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,880.42 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $5,955.81 ↑ +23%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,031.20 ↑ +25%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6,088.00 ↑ +26%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $6,182.00 ↑ +28%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +42%
United Commercial|HMO $7,086.66 ↑ +47%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $7,152.00 ↑ +48%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $7,555.33 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,647.00 ↑ +59%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $8,503.00 ↑ +76%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,169.00 ↑ +111%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,476.00 ↑ +117%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,143.00 ↑ +193%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $15,385.40 ↑ +219%

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Insertion intravascular vena cava (ivc) access supervision & interpretation w/imaging guidance at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $4,770.64 $196.20 – $6,868.48
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $7,093.41 $296.84 – $12,900.80
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,739.53 $196.20 – $17,544.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $7,088.54 $196.20 – $15,417.36
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $10,120.44 $7,483.00 – $27,307.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $5,786.46 $7,156.86 – $27,307.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $5,828.26 $0.80 – $3,090.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $10,069.95 $2,995.00 – $15,575.00

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