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.
Original text from hospital filings
ARTERIAL PUNCTURE
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $179 is 27% above the median hospital's median price ($141), higher than 68% of the 2,548 hospitals reporting CPT 36600. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 34 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 | $14.53 | $14.53 | $14.53 – $14.53 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $14.53 | $14.53 | $14.53 – $14.53 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $14.53 | $14.53 | $14.53 – $14.53 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23.97 | $23.97 | $23.97 – $23.97 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $163.78 | $163.78 | $163.78 – $163.78 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $163.78 | $163.78 | $163.78 – $163.78 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $163.78 | $163.78 | $163.78 – $163.78 |
| 8 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $163.78 | $163.78 | $163.78 – $163.78 |
| 9 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $163.78 | $163.78 | $163.78 – $163.78 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $163.78 | $163.78 | $163.78 – $163.78 |
| 11 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $180.16 | $180.16 | $180.16 – $180.16 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $199.64 | $199.64 | $193.20 – $206.08 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $222.74 | $222.74 | $222.74 – $222.74 |
| 14 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $225.40 | $225.40 | $225.40 – $225.40 |
| 15 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $225.40 | $225.40 | $225.40 – $225.40 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $238.28 | $238.28 | $238.28 – $238.28 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $251.16 | $251.16 | $251.16 – $251.16 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $254.38 | $254.38 | $254.38 – $254.38 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $254.38 | $254.38 | $254.38 – $254.38 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $289.80 | $289.80 | $289.80 – $289.80 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $322.00 | $322.00 | $322.00 – $322.00 |
| 22 | Anthem commercial|premertiered fee schedule · outpatient | $1,150 | $1,150 | $228.62 – $2,072 |
| 23 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3,562 | $3,562 | $3,562 – $3,562 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,134 | $4,134 | $4,134 – $4,134 |
| 25 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4,142 | $4,142 | $4,142 – $4,142 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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