Ascenda two piece catheter 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

$16,712.63

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.

$60,995.00

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.

$5,545.10 with WCMG vs $48,897.70 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
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $5,545.10 ↓ -67%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $11,594.30 ↓ -31%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $11,594.30 ↓ -31%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $11,594.30 ↓ -31%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $12,098.40 ↓ -28%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $12,602.50 ↓ -25%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $13,106.60 ↓ -22%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $14,114.80 ↓ -16%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $14,114.80 ↓ -16%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $19,659.90 ↑ +18%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus $20,164.00 ↑ +21%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $26,213.20 ↑ +57%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $26,717.30 ↑ +60%
United Commercial|Options PPO $28,229.60 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|HMO $28,229.60 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $28,229.60 ↑ +69%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $32,766.50 ↑ +96%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $32,766.50 ↑ +96%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $35,791.10 ↑ +114%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $37,807.50 ↑ +126%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $37,807.50 ↑ +126%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $39,319.80 ↑ +135%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $40,328.00 ↑ +141%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $41,336.20 ↑ +147%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $41,336.20 ↑ +147%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $41,840.30 ↑ +150%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $42,848.50 ↑ +156%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $42,848.50 ↑ +156%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $42,848.50 ↑ +156%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $45,369.00 ↑ +171%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $45,369.00 ↑ +171%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $45,369.00 ↑ +171%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $46,377.20 ↑ +177%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $48,897.70 ↑ +193%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $48,897.70 ↑ +193%

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Ascenda two piece catheter at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $22,951.20 $9,631.92 – $31,303.74
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $38,632.50 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $22,428.49 $9,231.28 – $39,333.28
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $20,541.98 $7,625.84 – $39,333.28
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $21,601.48 $11,148.75 – $40,135.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $21,368.58 $11,148.75 – $43,257.15
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $36,345.46 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $15,172.50 not published

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