Arm CT scan cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for arm CT scan without contrast (shoulder to hand, any part): from $240.37 to $1,669.50, with a median of $298.78. The lowest listed price is at Good Samaritan Hospital — $58.41 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,281.80 at 182 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 73200, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital one side lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O DYE | $240.37 | $343.38 | $126.00–$200.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O DYE | $240.37 | $343.38 | $40.70–$200.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital one side lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 CT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O DYE | $240.37 | $343.38 | $126.00–$200.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 CT scan of arm without contrast | $298.78 | $1,422.74 | $113.82–$1,422.74 | 79% | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct clavicle | $1,669.50 | $3,150.00 | $306.22 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital one side Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct upper extrem w/o contrast-right | $1,669.50 | $3,150.00 | $306.22 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital one side Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct upper extrem w/o contrast-left | $1,669.50 | $3,150.00 | $306.22 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Ct upper extremity w/o dye | $1,669.50 | $3,150.00 | $306.22 | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $240.37, median $298.78, highest $1,669.50 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,669.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An arm CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the arm, such as the shoulder, elbow or wrist bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.