Gi tract capsule endoscopy (pillcam) 91110 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

$2,203.00

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.

$5,938.00

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.

$922.94 with Care 1st vs $5,938.00 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
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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 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $922.94 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,191.26 ↓ -46%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $1,310.39 ↓ -41%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $1,433.20 ↓ -35%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $1,433.20 ↓ -35%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $2,458.37 ↑ +12%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,668.42 ↑ +21%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $3,265.90 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $3,325.43 ↑ +51%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,740.94 ↑ +70%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $3,859.70 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,156.60 ↑ +89%
Health Net Commercial|Community Care PPO $4,157.00 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,512.88 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Options PPO $4,631.64 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,631.64 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,691.02 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,750.40 ↑ +116%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $4,943.00 ↑ +124%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,106.68 ↑ +132%
United Commercial|HMO $5,581.72 ↑ +153%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,909.00 ↑ +168%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $5,938.00 ↑ +170%

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Gi tract capsule endoscopy (pillcam) 91110 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,179.25 $922.94 – $4,691.02
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,274.79 $804.29 – $3,642.24
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $815.52 $991.55 – $3,281.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced $2,254.16 $922.94 – $4,333.23
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz $2,347.65 $922.94 – $4,434.45
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $993.30 $577.50 – $5,100.35
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank $1,729.35 $1,166.53 – $3,245.22
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton $1,266.72 $991.55 – $3,465.00

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