Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield

2215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1104981661

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

$811.75

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.

$43.00 with Care 1st vs $9,707.00 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 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $43.00 ↓ -95%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $108.07 ↓ -87%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $108.07 ↓ -87%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $185.38 ↓ -77%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $250.76 ↓ -69%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
United Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $395.66 ↓ -51%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $435.23 ↓ -46%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $886.28 ↑ +9%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $1,094.00 ↑ +35%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $1,422.20 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,531.60 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,662.88 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,728.52 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,750.40 ↑ +116%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $2,895.00 ↑ +257%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $3,441.00 ↑ +324%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,116.00 ↑ +407%
United Commercial|HMO $9,122.00 ↑ +1024%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,707.00 ↑ +1096%
United Commercial|Options PPO $9,707.00 ↑ +1096%

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Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $803.00 $76.92 – $1,728.52
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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