Ultrasound transvaginal non obstetric 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

$550.94

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,485.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$97.04 with LA Care vs $1,188.00 with MultiPlan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|< 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Care 1st Medicaid|> 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Care 1st Medicaid|< 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|> 21 $97.04 ↓ -82%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
HPN Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -75%
Kern Health System Medicaid|> 21 $136.34 ↓ -75%
Kern Health System Medicaid|< 21 $136.34 ↓ -75%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $148.63 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid|GemCare $233.87 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $245.18 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|Options PPO $245.18 ↓ -55%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -55%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $302.67 ↓ -45%
Health Net Medicaid|Non-GemCare $316.35 ↓ -43%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $379.00 ↓ -31%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $397.81 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $490.88 ↓ -11%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $570.84 ↑ +4%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $570.84 ↑ +4%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $672.76 ↑ +22%
Western Growers Commercial|All Plans $742.50 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $908.10 ↑ +65%
CHN Sun View Commercial|All Plans $965.25 ↑ +75%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,039.50 ↑ +89%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,128.60 ↑ +105%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,188.00 ↑ +116%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Ultrasound transvaginal non obstetric at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $545.00 $97.04 – $1,173.15
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield $283.95 $5.00 – $376.37
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $766.50 $135.12 – $1,365.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $716.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $716.80 $142.00 – $142.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $514.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $514.80 $96.00 – $96.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $788.14 $21.27 – $973.88

All California hospitals for this procedure →