Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$11,040.83

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$40,295.00

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$466.86 with United vs $38,683.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $466.86 ↓ -96%
United Medicaid|> 21 $466.86 ↓ -96%
Hill Physicians Commercial|All Plans $505.64 ↓ -95%
Hill Physicians Medicaid|All Plans $513.55 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $877.70 ↓ -92%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $887.03 ↓ -92%
California Health & Wellness Medicaid|All Plans $1,069.11 ↓ -90%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,069.11 ↓ -90%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,007.50 ↓ -82%
WCMG Commercial|All Plans $4,255.13 ↓ -61%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Connection EPO $7,209.00 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Other Plans $8,852.49 ↓ -20%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio $8,882.00 ↓ -20%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $9,011.00 ↓ -18%
United Medicare|All Plans $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|HMO $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|PPO $9,387.58 ↓ -15%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|Imperial $9,669.21 ↓ -12%
BrightHealth Commercial|All Plans $10,326.34 ↓ -6%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $10,440.00 ↓ -5%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|ACO Trio CalPers $11,325.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $11,393.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $11,393.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $11,393.00 ↑ +3%
BlueShield Medicare|Trauma $11,734.48 ↑ +6%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $12,281.00 ↑ +11%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $12,615.00 ↑ +14%
Western Health Advantage Commercial|All Plans $13,539.05 ↑ +23%
Prison Healthcare Medicaid|All Plans $14,081.37 ↑ +28%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO Tandem $15,836.00 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $15,860.03 ↑ +44%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|HMO $16,792.00 ↑ +52%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|CalPers $17,679.00 ↑ +60%
Health Net Commercial|FFS $18,941.00 ↑ +72%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|PPO $19,040.00 ↑ +72%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $20,888.82 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $29,012.25 ↑ +163%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $29,012.25 ↑ +163%
Sutter Health Commercial|All Plans $30,946.40 ↑ +180%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $32,106.89 ↑ +191%
United Commercial|Options PPO $38,683.00 ↑ +250%
United Commercial|HMO $38,683.00 ↑ +250%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $38,683.00 ↑ +250%
United Commercial|Non-Options PPO $38,683.00 ↑ +250%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $6,916.46 $706.32 – $16,602.72
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $11,124.15 $466.86 – $20,054.72
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $10,188.48 $466.86 – $20,067.46
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $9,518.01 $466.86 – $20,524.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $9,415.39 $466.86 – $20,267.45
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg $1,020.51 $5,021.00 – $9,776.62
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $6,833.45 $466.86 – $18,938.64
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $16,614.78 $4,042.00 – $15,575.00

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