CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, sodium
Facility: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 84295 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.6× the $5 Medicare rate · typically $6–$15
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $5 Fair price $8 Cash price $32 Hospital's list price $86
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $5 - $6 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $80 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $5 - $27 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $14 | 291% |
| Humanamajor | $5 | 104% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $5 - $7 | 104% |
| Health Net | $5 - $16 | 104% |
| Molina | $5 | 104% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $56 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
Compare: Blood test, sodium at other CA hospitals
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $3
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $3
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City · Panorama City $4
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles · Los Angeles $4
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey · Downey $4
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario · Fontana $4
- Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $4
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay · Harbor City $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.