Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at Mercy San Juan Medical Center

6501 Coyle Avenue, Carmichael, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1972541498

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,694.97

Cash price

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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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$6,186.00

Gross charge

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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.

$184.29 with United vs $12,615.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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
United Medicaid|> 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
United Medicaid|< 21 $184.29 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $190.01 ↓ -89%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $202.72 ↓ -88%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $346.47 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $422.02 ↓ -75%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $422.02 ↓ -75%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $456.83 ↓ -73%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $792.45 ↓ -53%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,020.74 ↓ -40%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $1,453.55 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $1,702.73 ↑ +0%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $2,007.80 ↑ +18%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $2,129.16 ↑ +26%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $2,193.03 ↑ +29%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $2,242.62 ↑ +32%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $2,342.08 ↑ +38%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $2,661.45 ↑ +57%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $3,114.75 ↑ +84%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,114.75 ↑ +84%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $3,193.74 ↑ +88%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +95%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $3,322.40 ↑ +96%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,446.99 ↑ +103%
United Commercial|Options PPO $4,153.00 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $4,153.00 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|HMO $4,153.00 ↑ +145%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4,153.00 ↑ +145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +149%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +153%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +232%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $5,780.00 ↑ +241%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +269%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +288%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +300%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,209.00 ↑ +325%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,251.00 ↑ +328%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $7,251.00 ↑ +328%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $7,251.00 ↑ +328%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,011.00 ↑ +432%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $10,485.00 ↑ +519%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,615.00 ↑ +644%

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Abscess drain retroperitoneal surg code at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,597.83 $278.82 – $3,763.88
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,584.27 $304.08 – $2,943.95
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $2,451.59 $184.29 – $5,164.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $307.70 $119.52 – $452.76
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,245.38 $184.29 – $4,883.34
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,632.78 $184.29 – $3,520.80
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,728.21 $184.29 – $3,476.79
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $2,712.18 $2,345.04 – $9,858.00

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