Ultrasound pregnant uterus transvaginal 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

$266.45

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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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$726.00

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.

$82.17 with LA Care vs $726.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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

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
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $82.17 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $108.46 ↓ -59%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $115.45 ↓ -57%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $115.45 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Burn $148.63 ↓ -44%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $148.63 ↓ -44%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $183.76 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $198.03 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -8%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -8%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -8%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $245.18 ↓ -8%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $248.42 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $267.17 ↑ +0%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $267.87 ↑ +1%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $363.00 ↑ +36%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $471.90 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $475.76 ↑ +79%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|PremerTiered $479.16 ↑ +80%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $508.20 ↑ +91%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $551.76 ↑ +107%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $552.95 ↑ +108%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $570.84 ↑ +114%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $570.84 ↑ +114%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $573.54 ↑ +115%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $726.00 ↑ +172%

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus transvaginal at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $269.35 $82.17 – $580.80
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $287.25 $5.48 – $384.16
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $324.56 $124.32 – $577.98
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $806.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $806.40 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $577.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $577.20 $96.00 – $96.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $663.32 $21.27 – $819.65

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