Amniocentesis therapeutic 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

$466.35

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$1,702.00

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.

$111.88 with United vs $7,484.00 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

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 $111.88 ↓ -76%
United Medicaid|> 21 $111.88 ↓ -76%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $123.07 ↓ -74%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $170.49 ↓ -63%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $187.22 ↓ -60%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $256.21 ↓ -45%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $256.21 ↓ -45%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $262.92 ↓ -44%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $265.72 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $376.95 ↓ -19%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $399.74 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $399.74 ↓ -14%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $399.74 ↓ -14%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $399.74 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $399.74 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $399.74 ↓ -14%
United Medicare|All Plans $399.74 ↓ -14%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $399.74 ↓ -14%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $411.73 ↓ -12%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $439.71 ↓ -6%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $499.68 ↑ +7%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $595.70 ↑ +28%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $599.61 ↑ +29%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $601.36 ↑ +29%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $697.82 ↑ +50%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $919.08 ↑ +97%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $1,276.50 ↑ +174%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,276.50 ↑ +174%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $1,361.60 ↑ +192%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,412.66 ↑ +203%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,702.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,702.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|HMO $1,702.00 ↑ +265%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $1,702.00 ↑ +265%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,200.00 ↑ +586%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $3,310.00 ↑ +610%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $4,218.00 ↑ +804%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $4,277.00 ↑ +817%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4,280.00 ↑ +818%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $5,178.00 ↑ +1010%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $5,178.00 ↑ +1010%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $5,178.00 ↑ +1010%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $5,346.00 ↑ +1046%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $5,625.00 ↑ +1106%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $5,805.00 ↑ +1145%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $6,255.00 ↑ +1241%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $6,584.00 ↑ +1312%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $6,776.00 ↑ +1353%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,484.00 ↑ +1505%

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Amniocentesis therapeutic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $956.30 $60.84 – $1,777.04
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $918.04 $190.20 – $1,156.40
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $496.36 $222.36 – $959.42
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento $371.04 $111.88 – $1,361.60
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom $662.08 $111.88 – $1,395.64
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland $466.35 $111.88 – $1,702.00
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento $490.18 $111.88 – $1,412.66
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff $705.48 $199.99 – $1,183.84

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