Blood occult fecal hemoglobin immunoassay qualitative 1-3 simultaneous determinations diagnostic 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

$23.49

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$64.00

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$14.14 with Care 1st vs $45.76 with Cigna — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $14.14 ↓ -40%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $15.00 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
United Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $15.92 ↓ -32%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $16.88 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $17.51 ↓ -25%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $18.66 ↓ -21%
United Commercial|Options PPO $19.10 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $19.10 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|HMO $19.10 ↓ -19%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $19.10 ↓ -19%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $19.50 ↓ -17%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $19.50 ↓ -17%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $19.80 ↓ -16%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $19.87 ↓ -15%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $19.87 ↓ -15%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $21.00 ↓ -11%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $21.65 ↓ -8%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $21.90 ↓ -7%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $22.80 ↓ -3%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $23.70 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $25.50 ↑ +9%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $27.00 ↑ +15%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $30.00 ↑ +28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $30.00 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $30.00 ↑ +28%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $30.00 ↑ +28%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $30.00 ↑ +28%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $45.76 ↑ +95%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $45.76 ↑ +95%

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Blood occult fecal hemoglobin immunoassay qualitative 1-3 simultaneous determinations diagnostic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $23.75 $14.14 – $45.76
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $31.54 $15.92 – $56.16
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $7.51 $3.18 – $23.33
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $124.44 $15.60 – $31.84
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $90.58 $14.14 – $39.01
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $112.71 $15.92 – $31.84
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $122.91 $15.92 – $31.84
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton $38.26 $6.70 – $53.60

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