Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO

1401 Garces Hwy, Delano, CA · Adventisthealth · · NPI 1144237272

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jul 29, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,544.00

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.

$12,720.00

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.

$81.88 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $4,354.38 with ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
ANTHEM MCAL ANTHEM MCAL $81.88 ↓ -97%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $350.00 ↓ -86%
DIGNTY HLTH COM/MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNTY HLTH COM/MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $350.00 ↓ -86%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $448.71 ↓ -82%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -82%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -82%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $448.71 ↓ -82%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -82%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $448.71 ↓ -82%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $448.71 ↓ -82%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $661.42 ↓ -74%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $661.42 ↓ -74%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $661.42 ↓ -74%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $717.94 ↓ -72%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $771.78 ↓ -70%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $787.75 ↓ -69%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $807.68 ↓ -68%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $853.23 ↓ -66%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $1,009.60 ↓ -60%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,146.03 ↓ -55%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,489.00 ↓ -41%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,648.66 ↓ -35%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $3,139.80 ↑ +23%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $3,401.45 ↑ +34%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $3,577.28 ↑ +41%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $3,663.10 ↑ +44%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $3,663.10 ↑ +44%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $3,765.67 ↑ +48%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,765.67 ↑ +48%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $3,924.75 ↑ +54%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $4,186.40 ↑ +65%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $4,238.73 ↑ +67%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,354.38 ↑ +71%

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,916.21 $453.77 – $5,193.24
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $4,368.00 $336.00 – $336.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $4,368.00 $336.00 – $336.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $3,402.72 $71.43 – $4,749.12
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland $5,969.60 $513.00 – $513.00

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