Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
420 34th St., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1467538520
$583.90
Cash price 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.
$1,591.00
Gross charge 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.
$127.89 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Care 1st | Medicaid|< 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|> 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|< 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|> 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $127.89 | ↓ -78% |
| HPN | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| Aetna | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| BrightHealth | Commercial|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Other Plans | $198.80 | ↓ -66% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $211.02 | ↓ -64% |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | $218.68 | ↓ -63% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|Burn | $218.68 | ↓ -63% |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | $270.37 | ↓ -54% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|< 21 | $284.86 | ↓ -51% |
| Kern Health System | Medicaid|> 21 | $284.86 | ↓ -51% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $364.01 | ↓ -38% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|All Other Plans | $423.06 | ↓ -28% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|GemCare | $488.63 | ↓ -16% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $571.21 | ↓ -2% |
| Health Net | Medicaid|Non-GemCare | $660.96 | ↑ +13% |
| Western Growers | Commercial|All Plans | $795.50 | ↑ +36% |
| CHN Sun View | Commercial|All Plans | $1,034.15 | ↑ +77% |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|PremerTiered | $1,050.06 | ↑ +80% |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,113.70 | ↑ +91% |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | $1,209.16 | ↑ +107% |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | $1,256.89 | ↑ +115% |
| United | Commercial|Non-Options PPO | $1,591.00 | ↑ +172% |
| United | Commercial|HMO | $10,740.00 | ↑ +1739% |
| United | Commercial|Options PPO | $13,913.00 | ↑ +2283% |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | $13,913.00 | ↑ +2283% |
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Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $501.08 | $157.30 – $892.32 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $232.44 | $90.29 – $342.02 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge | $446.13 | $127.89 – $3,827.00 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach | $716.38 | $127.89 – $1,666.00 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center | Burbank | $2,014.25 | $161.59 – $306.17 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | $199.81 | $127.89 – $7,832.00 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale | $350.45 | $198.80 – $860.00 |
| St. Bernardine Medical Center | San Bernardino | $170.17 | $127.89 – $5,761.00 |