Ultrasound pregnant uterus < 14 weeks each additional gestation 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

$279.00

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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.

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$752.00

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.

$55.12 with LA Care vs $706.88 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

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 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $55.12 ↓ -80%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $77.44 ↓ -72%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $77.44 ↓ -72%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $120.70 ↓ -57%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $126.69 ↓ -55%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $132.84 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $179.69 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $248.04 ↓ -11%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $339.94 ↑ +22%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $376.00 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $458.85 ↑ +64%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $488.80 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $526.40 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $571.52 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|Options PPO $586.56 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $586.56 ↑ +110%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $594.08 ↑ +113%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $601.60 ↑ +116%
United Commercial|HMO $706.88 ↑ +153%

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus < 14 weeks each additional gestation at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $275.99 $55.12 – $744.48
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $171.00 $6.11 – $190.18
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $380.80 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $288.65 $83.39 – $514.02
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $380.80 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $380.80 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $380.80 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $358.80 not published

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