Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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INSERT NONTUN CV CATH >5
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $3.6k is 23% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 76% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $85.16 | $85.16 | $85.16 – $85.16 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $85.16 | $85.16 | $85.16 – $85.16 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $85.16 | $85.16 | $85.16 – $85.16 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $97.80 | $97.80 | $97.80 – $97.80 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,907 | $2,907 | $2,907 – $2,907 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3,562 | $3,562 | $3,562 – $3,562 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,781 | $3,781 | $3,563 – $3,999 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,781 | $3,781 | $3,563 – $3,999 |
| 9 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,781 | $3,781 | $3,563 – $3,999 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,781 | $3,781 | $3,563 – $3,999 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,781 | $3,781 | $3,563 – $3,999 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,842 | $3,842 | $3,842 – $3,842 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,999 | $3,999 | $3,999 – $3,999 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,056 | $4,056 | $4,056 – $4,056 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4,142 | $4,142 | $4,142 – $4,142 |
| 16 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $4,159 | $4,159 | $3,919 – $4,399 |
| 17 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $4,726 | $4,726 | $2,494 – $6,959 |
| 18 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4,726 | $4,726 | $2,494 – $6,959 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5,142 | $5,142 | $4,846 – $5,439 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $5,334 | $5,334 | $2,815 – $7,853 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5,334 | $5,334 | $2,815 – $7,853 |
| 22 | Anthem commercial|premertiered fee schedule · outpatient | $5,469 | $5,469 | $2,886 – $8,052 |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $5,592 | $5,592 | $5,592 – $5,592 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $6,060 | $6,060 | $6,060 – $6,060 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6,684 | $6,684 | $3,527 – $9,842 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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