Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

420 34th St., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1467538520

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$803.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,188.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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.

$76.92 with Care 1st vs $13,913.00 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
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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
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $76.92 ↓ -90%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $108.07 ↓ -87%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $108.07 ↓ -87%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $185.38 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $233.18 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $250.76 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $435.23 ↓ -46%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $435.23 ↓ -46%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $538.10 ↓ -33%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,094.00 ↑ +36%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $1,422.20 ↑ +77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,531.60 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,662.88 ↑ +107%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,728.52 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $1,772.28 ↑ +121%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $2,188.00 ↑ +172%
Health Net Commercial|Exchange $3,123.00 ↑ +289%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,643.00 ↑ +354%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,362.00 ↑ +443%
United Commercial|HMO $10,740.00 ↑ +1237%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $13,913.00 ↑ +1633%
United Commercial|Options PPO $13,913.00 ↑ +1633%

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Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $811.75 $76.92 – $1,750.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $305.73 $116.37 – $702.96
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $921.03 $161.30 – $1,290.40
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $1,019.70 $76.92 – $1,980.00
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $602.92 $76.92 – $3,827.00
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $401.19 $69.23 – $933.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $458.65 $76.92 – $7,832.00
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $320.79 $76.92 – $787.20

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