Placement stent(s) intravascular transcatheter artery initial 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

$13,449.50

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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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$36,252.00

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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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$392.40 with Kaiser vs $34,076.88 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

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 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $392.40 ↓ -97%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $551.32 ↓ -96%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $551.32 ↓ -96%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $945.68 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $1,279.22 ↓ -90%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,473.00 ↓ -59%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,803.00 ↓ -57%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $6,088.00 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $7,647.00 ↓ -43%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $8,736.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $10,476.00 ↓ -22%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $12,306.00 ↓ -9%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14,143.00 ↑ +5%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
United Medicare|All Plans $14,409.33 ↑ +7%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $14,630.00 ↑ +9%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $15,850.26 ↑ +18%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $17,495.00 ↑ +30%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $19,938.60 ↑ +48%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $23,563.80 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $25,376.40 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $27,551.52 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Options PPO $28,276.56 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $28,276.56 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $28,639.08 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $29,001.60 ↑ +116%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $32,276.90 ↑ +140%
United Commercial|HMO $34,076.88 ↑ +153%

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Placement stent(s) intravascular transcatheter artery initial at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $13,304.49 $392.40 – $28,639.08
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $11,215.43 $593.66 – $26,644.42
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $19,171.84 $392.40 – $42,619.22
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $17,559.25 $392.40 – $42,619.22
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $13,876.59 $9,256.00 – $62,607.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $13,544.07 $11,036.00 – $62,607.00
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $8,542.17 $392.40 – $24,406.20
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $14,819.58 $4,233.00 – $20,488.00

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