Ghs somatosensory testing upper & lower limbs 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

$1,726.64

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.

$4,654.00

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.

$307.16 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 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $307.16 ↓ -82%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $476.97 ↓ -72%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $476.97 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
United Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $674.18 ↓ -61%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $741.60 ↓ -57%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $818.15 ↓ -53%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $1,106.70 ↓ -36%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,510.16 ↓ -13%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $2,032.80 ↑ +18%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $2,327.00 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $2,785.99 ↑ +61%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $3,025.10 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,257.80 ↑ +89%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $3,469.00 ↑ +101%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,537.04 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $3,676.66 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,723.20 ↑ +116%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $3,760.54 ↑ +118%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $4,124.00 ↑ +139%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $4,932.00 ↑ +186%
United Commercial|HMO $9,122.00 ↑ +428%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $9,707.00 ↑ +462%
United Commercial|Options PPO $9,707.00 ↑ +462%

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Ghs somatosensory testing upper & lower limbs at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,708.02 $307.16 – $3,676.66
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $945.21 $192.24 – $1,213.40
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $717.33 $307.16 – $1,642.48
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $657.00 $307.16 – $1,642.48
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,172.48 $267.67 – $3,270.16
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $1,899.10 $364.03 – $2,392.18
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $2,282.48 $307.16 – $4,432.00
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge $739.08 $307.16 – $3,827.00

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