Abdominal MRI (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

$2,502.40

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.

$12,512.00

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.

$282.83 with ANTHEM MCAL vs $2,125.18 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 $282.83 ↓ -89%
KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDICARE IP/OP ONLY $306.88 ↓ -88%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS UNIVERSAL CARE MCR- ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -88%
HEALTHNET MCR ADV HEALTHNET MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -88%
UHC MCR ADV UHC MCR ADV $306.88 ↓ -88%
TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS TRICARE BLUE SHIELD - ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -88%
BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS BAKERSFIELD FAM MED GRP-ALL PLANS $306.88 ↓ -88%
KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS KERN MCR ADV DUAL DNSP-ALL OTHER PLANS $306.88 ↓ -88%
DIGNTY HLTH COM/MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS DIGNTY HLTH COM/MCR OP ONLY - ALL OTHER PLANS $350.00 ↓ -86%
DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY DIGNTY HLTH MCAL OP ONLY $350.00 ↓ -86%
UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL UNIVERSAL CARE MCAL $434.02 ↓ -83%
MEDI-CAL MEDI-CAL $434.02 ↓ -83%
KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY KAISER MEDI-CAL IP/OP ONLY $434.02 ↓ -83%
OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS OSCAR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE-ALL PLANS $491.01 ↓ -80%
HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL HEALTHNET MEDI-CAL $516.92 ↓ -79%
KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS KAISER COMM IP/OP ONLY- ALL OTHER PLANS $527.84 ↓ -79%
AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS AH EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN - ALL PLANS $552.39 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS BLUE SHIELD EPN - ALL OTHER PLANS $559.33 ↓ -78%
KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL KERN HEALTH SYSTEM MCAL $559.89 ↓ -78%
CENTIVO - ALL PLANS CENTIVO - ALL PLANS $690.48 ↓ -72%
HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS HEALTHNET- ALL OTHER PLANS $1,404.70 ↓ -44%
COVENTRY- ALL PLANS COVENTRY- ALL PLANS $1,532.40 ↓ -39%
AETNA- ALL PLANS AETNA- ALL PLANS $1,648.66 ↓ -34%
BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN BLUE SHIELD NON-EPN $1,660.10 ↓ -34%
UHC HMO UHC HMO $1,745.91 ↓ -30%
COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS COUNTY OF KERN NETWORK - ALL PLANS $1,787.80 ↓ -29%
GEM CARE- ALL PLANS GEM CARE- ALL PLANS $1,787.80 ↓ -29%
UHC JLL UHC JLL $1,837.86 ↓ -27%
UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,837.86 ↓ -27%
FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE OF KERN COUNTY - ALL P $1,915.50 ↓ -23%
CIGNA- ALL PLANS CIGNA- ALL PLANS $2,043.20 ↓ -18%
WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS WESTERN GROWERS - ALL PLANS $2,068.74 ↓ -17%
ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,125.18 ↓ -15%

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Abdominal MRI (without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $3,449.60 $323.00 – $323.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $2,430.47 $307.13 – $4,328.22
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $3,449.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,449.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,449.60 $323.00 – $323.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,652.00 $220.00 – $220.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,652.00 $220.00 – $220.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $3,449.60 $323.00 – $323.00

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