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Testing for presence of prion protein in cerebrospinal fluid
Bakersfield, CA
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San Joaquin Community Hospital’s median price of $472 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($563), higher than 13% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 0035U. 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, 21 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $156.66 | $156.66 | $156.66 – $156.66 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield epo/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $174.12 | $174.12 | $174.12 – $174.12 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield hmo/pos - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $174.12 | $174.12 | $174.12 – $174.12 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna hmo/open access percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $245.37 | $245.37 | $245.37 – $245.37 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna- all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $245.37 | $245.37 | $245.37 – $245.37 |
| 6 | First Health first health/coventry ip/op only- all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $283.12 | $283.12 | $283.12 – $283.12 |
| 7 | Phcs phcs ip/op only-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $306.72 | $306.72 | $306.72 – $306.72 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser mcal ip/op only fee schedule · outpatient | $471.87 | $471.87 | $471.87 – $471.87 |
| 9 | Medicaid medi-cal fee schedule · outpatient | $471.87 | $471.87 | $471.87 – $471.87 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield mcr adv other · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 11 | Kaiser kaiser mcr adv ip/op only other · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $779.03 | $779.03 | $779.03 – $779.03 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $779.03 | $779.03 | $779.03 – $779.03 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc jll csp fee schedule · outpatient | $779.03 | $779.03 | $779.03 – $779.03 |
| 16 | Oscar oscar - all plans other · outpatient | $865.58 | $865.58 | $865.58 – $865.58 |
| 17 | Kaiser kaiser comm hmo ip/op only-all other plans other · outpatient | $930.50 | $930.50 | $930.50 – $930.50 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna- all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,331 | $2,331 | $2,331 – $2,331 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $2,805 | $2,805 | $2,805 – $2,805 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross non-mcs - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,116 | $3,116 | $3,116 – $3,116 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $3,740 | $3,740 | $3,740 – $3,740 |
Last updated: Jul 29, 2026
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